That's piss-poor journalism. It doesn't say what happened next. Why didn't they rip the hippo open to save the dwarf? Or is a Dwarf worth less than a hippo? Did they kill the hippo anyway?
The sudden end of that article, indeed it's tragic end, makes it look like a Metro headline.
Agree. I can't stop thinking about it. Not sure when it happened either. I just imagine everyone thinking it was part of the act and then suddenly realizing he is being digested. The idea that a hippo can swallow a small man whole is just amazing.