南非有两人死亡, 试图从河马尸体中取回肉食, Two men died in South Africa trying to retrieve meat from a hippo carcass in a swollen river.

2026年1月24日,在南非KwaZulu-Natal, 两名男子试图从Mfolozi河的河马尸体中取回肉食,于2026年1月24日在南非KwaZulu-Natal死亡。 Two men died in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on January 24, 2026, after attempting to retrieve meat from a hippo carcass in the Mfolozi River. 由于救援环境不安全，这只河马于2025年9月被非法捕获并人道安乐死。 The hippo had been illegally snared and humanely euthanized in September 2025 due to unsafe rescue conditions. 当局拆除了身体的部位,但无法完全清除尸体。 Authorities removed parts of the body but could not fully remove the carcass. 社区成员,包括一些使用自制独木舟的人,进入网站,导致一起致命事件,一名男子溺死,另一名男子因试图营救他而死亡。 Community members, including some using homemade canoes, accessed the site, leading to a fatal incident when one man drowned and a second died trying to rescue him. 野生生物官员敦促公众避免野生生物尸体和肿胀的河流,理由是存在严重的安全风险。 Wildlife officials urged the public to avoid wildlife carcasses and swollen rivers, citing serious safety risks.