Crocodile mauls man in Gujarat, body found after several hours

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

Vadodara, Aug 08:
A
30-year-old
man
was
mauled
to
death
by
a
crocodile
and
his
body
was
recovered
after
hours
of
searching
in
a
river
in
Gujarat’s
Vadodara
district,
an
official
from
the
forest
department
said
on
Monday,
according
to
news
agency
PTI.

The
incident
took
place
in
Dhadhar
river
near
Sokhdaraghu
village
of
Padra
taluka
on
Sunday
afternoon,
deputy
conservator
of
forests
(DCF)
Ravirajsinh
Rathod
said.

A
man
was
pulled
into
the
river
by
a
crocodile
and
his
body
kept
disappearing
and
resurfacing
in
the
water
while
locals
shot
spine-chilling
videos
of
the
attack
on
their
mobile
phones.

“Forest
officials
were
alerted,
following
which
a
search
operation
was
launched
with
the
help
of
the
local
administration.
The
victim’s
body
was
recovered
around
10
pm,”
Rathod
said.

Crocodile
swallows
7-year-old
boy
in
Madhya
Pradesh

The
victim
was
identified
as
Imran
Diwan,
a
resident
of
Sokhdaraghu
village,
he
said.

“The
man’s
body
bore
bite
marks
on
the
shoulders.
We
are
trying
to
find
out
how
the
victim
ended
up
in
the
river,
as
locals
witnessed
the
attack
only
after
he
was
already
inside
the
water,”
the
official
added.