Woman killed by croc
2010-01-03 18:05

Johannesburg - A 27-year-old woman is believed to have been killed by a crocodile while swimming in a river in Phalaborwa on New Year's Day, Limpopo police said on Sunday.

Superintendent Mohale Ramatseba said the incident happened around 13:00 on Friday. The woman was swimming with seven friends when something in the water got hold of her upper body.

"Her friends saw a crocodile grabbing her and vanishing with her body into the water.

"They called the police and the divers, who searched for the body without finding it up until now. The search for the body is still continuing," said Ramatseba.

The name of the victim has not yet been released.

A missing person's docket was opened at the Phalaborwa police station.

- SAPA

Well, what is that expression about how the Darwin theory arranges to see that only the "fittest survive". Small wonder that crocs have survived when I read of these type of stories. (Left up to me I would see to it that crocs -and hyenas - died many eons ago. Well, maybe, I would allow hyenas to survive. (They do clean up the garbage)

Just how much you reckon they'd hve to pay you to DIVE into waters on a body recovery effort? I've done some boat motor recovery in murky water, but never had to worry 'bout crocs.