Giant Croc Grabs Man from Kayak

[Gatorubet]

http://www.nola.com/pets/index.ssf/2010/12/kayakers_recount_deadly_crocod.html

The day Coetzee was attacked -- Dec. 7 -- they saw three little
crocodiles on the water, just 3 feet long. It had been raining for two days,
so hard they didn't try to cook a meal. They had just finished more than
30 miles of whitewater.

"I glanced over to measure that we were not paddling towards or away
from each other. And just in my periphery I saw the crocodile come out of
the water, and he got onto Hendri's left side -- just the left shoulder with
its mouth," Korbulic said.

Talking to villagers later, they figured the crocodile was at least 15 feet
long and weighed up to 2 tons. Stookesberry and Korbulic watched the
overturned boat shaking for about 20 seconds as the crocodile pulled
Coetzee from the tight-fitting cockpit.

Not, not a good way to go.

 

[Jake]

Appearing first on NBC's "Today" show, Stookesberry and Korbulic said they will never again paddle the Lukuga, [strike]out of respect for Coetzee[/strike] because they don't want to be next on the menu.

FIFT

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

awesome

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

[swampjack]Gayter bait![/swampjack]

 

[ScriptOhio]

The crocodiles are always causing problems:

Escaped crocodile sparked panic which brought down passenger plane killing British pilot and 19 others

An escaped crocodile caused a plane crash that killed a British co-pilot and 19 others on board, it emerged yesterday.
The small plane was thrown off balance by a stampede of passengers trying to avoid the reptile.
A report by news organisation Jeune Afrique stated: 'According to the inquiry report and the testimony of the only survivor, the crash happened because of a panic sparked by the escape of a crocodile hidden in a sports bag.
'One of the passengers had hidden the animal, which he planned to sell, in a big sports bag, from which the reptile escaped as the plane began its descent into Bandundu.
'The terrified air hostess hurried towards the cockpit, followed by the passengers.'
The plane was then sent off-balance 'despite the desperate efforts of the pilot', said the report.
'The crocodile survived the crash before being cut up with a machete.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-British-pilot-19-others.html#ixzz19cM3IU7y