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Woman fishing with kids snatched and killed by crocodile
2018-10-13
[NYPOST] A woman has been killed by a crocodile while out fishing with her family in the Northern Territory in Australia.

It took police three hours to get to the lake where the group of seven women and kiddies were in east Arnem on Friday.

Police Commander Tony Fuller said the woman was fishing and collecting mussels in the lake with some family members around 10:30 a.m. when they noticed the woman was missing.

Police found her body around 5 p.m. less than half a mile from the lake.

The crocodile was destroyed by local rangers and the woman’s body was recovered.

"The family noticed she was missing and the bucket she was carrying was found nearby," he said.

"They heard some splashing. She was up to waist deep in water."

Initial reports suggested the woman was a ranger, but police are still trying to confirm that and if she was working at the time.

Posted by:Fred

#5  Sad, but how many "Danger - Crocodiles" signs were ignored?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2018-10-13 20:52  

#4  More chum, than bait
Posted by: Frank G   2018-10-13 16:47  

#3  YOU are the bait, in this case.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-10-13 14:50  

#2  Obviously the wrong bait. Or maybe the right bait at the wrong time.
Posted by: ed in texas   2018-10-13 13:53  

#1  I wonder if this was a Saltwater Croc.

The saltwater crocodile is a large and opportunistic hypercarnivorous apex predator (top of the food chain). Most prey are ambushed and then drowned or swallowed whole. It is capable of prevailing over almost any animal that enters its territory, including other apex predators such as sharks, Wiki
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-10-13 10:16  

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