Death toll in Malawi hippo attack up to 7, 17 still missing

The death toll has risen to seven after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in the southern African nation of Malawi.

1-YEAR-OLD DEAD, 23 MISSING AFTER MALAWI HIPPOPOTAMUS ATTACK

Six bodies were recovered floating in the river on Wednesday, police said, following the incident on Monday. A 1-year-old child was confirmed dead on Tuesday. The six new bodies recovered included a teenage boy and a teenage girl, police said.

Malawian authorities aided in the rescue of 13 people from the site of a hippopotamus attack that has left at least seven people — including three minors — dead, and 17 others unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Austin Kachipeya)

Police said 17 people are still missing and the search for them continues, although they are also feared dead.