Kendrapara, 17/9: A 45-year-old man was critically injured as an estuarine crocodile pounced upon him in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday, the third such incident over the past month, an official said.
Babrubagan Swain was taking a bath in the Brahmani river at Nimapur village in Pattamundai block when the incident occurred. The reptile tried to drag the victim into the deep water, but the locals managed to rescue him.
Swain is undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital with multiple wounds. He is stated to be out of danger.
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