Hippopotamus move from the path of an Elephant in Krugar National Park on July 8, 2013 in Lower Sabie, South Africa. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) - An African trip ...

A Michigan community is mourning the death of a Rochester Hills woman who died in a hippo attack while on vacation with her family in Tanzania. Carol Kirken, 75, passed away Aug. 5 after the animal ...

A Michigan grandmother died after being attacked by a hippo during a family trip to Tanzania. Carol Kirken, a registered nurse and philanthropist from suburban Detroit, was watching the hippos with ...

A Detroit woman was enjoying time with her family on an African safari last week when a hippopotamus attacked and killed her. Carol Kirken, 75, was on vacation in Tanzania and has just shared photos ...

A longtime community activist from Michigan died last weekend when she was attacked by a hippopotamus while on a vacation safari in Tanzania. Carol Kirken, 75, of Rochester Hills died quickly on ...

Hippos may seem to be docile creatures, but they can be deadly. A Rochester Hills woman died after being attacked by a hippo during a safari trip in Africa. The Detroit Zoo no longer has a hippo ...

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK/FOX 2 Detroit) – An African trip turned tragic for a Rochester Hills woman killed on safari by a hippo. Carol Kirken is seen on Facebook sitting on a plane, smiling, bound ...