Hippo SWALLOWS a two-year-old boy whole… then spits him back out ALIVE

A two-year-old boy was swallowed and spat out by a hippo while playing near his home by a lake.  

Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of a hippo just a few hundred yards away from the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda, The Telegraph reported.

A panicking local, Chrispas Bagonza, fortunately witnessed the incident and began throwing stones at the hippo in an attempt to stop it.

Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of a hippo just a few hundred yards away from the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda

The hippo seemed taken aback by this and vomited up the toddler- after swallowing half of him – before trudging back to the water. 

While Paul was injured and taken to a clinic for treatment, he miraculously survived the attack. 

It is reported that the young boy was transferred to a hospital in Bwera but was released after taking a rabies vaccine.  

Paul Iga, two, was gulped down and spat back out by a hippo on the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda (file image)

In a statement, Ugandan Police said: ‘This is the first such kind of incident where a hippo strayed out of Lake Edward and attacked a young child.

‘It took the bravery of one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim after he stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth.’