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A Hippo swallows dwarf - a most tragic accident in Thai circus... Hippo swallows dwarf - a most tragic accident in Thailand... A hippopotomus reportedly swallowed a dwarf in a circus in northern Thailand. The dwarf nicknamed "Od", died when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was swallowed by a yawning hippo, which was waiting for the next act. Vets on the scene said Hilda the Hippo had a gag reflex that caused her to automatically swallow. The vets also claimed it was the first time Hilda had ever eaten a circus performer. We hope it is the first and last time! Unfortunately the 1000 odd spectators continued to applaud wildly, but fortunately commonsense prevailed. There had been a tragic mistake. THAI police said the trampoline would be sent for a forensic analysis. Update to story: While there was some doubt about the veracity of this story, a Google search has discovered a link which claims this story is in fact true.It allegedly occurred on 15 July 1999. However the story is missing from the link. I have emailed the Darwin site and complained that the story was withdrawn. Contributor's Note A 1999 accident.

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Contributed by Huttriver of New Zealand on March 22, 2008, at 11:16 PM UTC.

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