4 Apr 2012

Woman killed by crocodile

7:39 am on 4 April 2012

In South Africa, a woman has been snatched and killed by a crocodile in front of her two teenage children.

Thandazile Madela, 48, was fishing near the edge of a lake in KwaZulu Natal province when the crocodile came out of the water, seized her arm and pulled her in.

The incident took place near a World Heritage site that has one of the highest concentrations of crocodiles in southern Africa.