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Hippo Capsizes Boat on Ivory Coast RiverEleven people remain missing after a canoe overturned on the Sassandra River near Buyo on Friday.
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- A hippopotamus overturned a narrow boat on the Sassandra River in southwestern Ivory Coast last Friday.
- Among the missing are women, young girls, and an infant.
- Three passengers survived and were rescued, with ongoing efforts to locate those unaccounted for.
- A 2022 study identified hippos as the leading animal involved in fatal human encounters in the country.
A search is ongoing in the hope of finding the missing victims.— Myss Belmonde Dogo, Ivory Coast's minister for national cohesion and solidarity, said on Facebook that the missing included women, little girls and a baby.
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