Crocodile attack: Bengaluru techie booked for trespassing after losing his arm
Crocodile attack: Bengaluru techie booked for trespassing after losing his arm
A Day After A Bengaluru Techie Lost His Arm In A Crocodile Attack In A Waterbody, The IIT Bombay Alumnus On Monday Underwent A Surgery At Hosmat Hospital In The City.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Bindiya Bhatt | Updated on: 27 Jun 2017, 03:49:12 PM
Bengaluru:
A day after a Bengaluru techie lost his arm in a crocodile attack in a waterbody, the IIT Bombay alumnus on Monday underwent a surgery at Hosmat Hospital in the city. Startup entrepreneur Mudit Dandwate, a resident of Indiranagar, was shifted from the ICU to a private ward after the operation.
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Weldon Kipkemoi |
January 8th 2021 at 13:24:18 GMT +0300
A 15-year-old school boy was mauled and killed by a crocodile while in the company of four other pupils in Lunga Lunga, Kwale County, on Thursday evening.
The standard two pupil, Abdalla Said Abdallah, and his peers were attacked by the crocodile while crossing River Umba on their way home from school. They are pupils of Kitsuka primary school.
According to the witness the victim was behind the other children when the animal snatched him and drugged him for about a kilometer.
The reptile tore into his body before it drugged him to the deep waters.
Fewer crocodiles captured in the Northern Territory as poor wet seasons restrict movement
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It is estimated that there are now more than 100,000 saltwater crocodiles after facing extinction in the 1970s.
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Two drier-than-average wet seasons in the Top End have had an impact on saltwater crocodile movements, with catch numbers for the year well below average.
Key points:
NT rangers have been finding the crocodiles in backyards and rural areas this year
Two unusually dry wet seasons may be forcing the animals to stay within a smaller area
NT Parks and Wildlife ranger Tom Nichols has been catching crocodiles for four decades.