A woman displayed immense courage to rescue her 19-year-old daughter
from the jaws of an adult crocodile in Thikariyamubarak village near
Padra town in Gujarat, western India, on Friday.
At around 9.30am, Kanta Vankar was washing clothes on the banks of the
Vishwamitri river when the crocodile grabbed her leg and started pulling
her into water. Her mother, Divali, who was standing nearby, heard her
shrieks.
Divali grabbed her daughter's hand, picked up a washing bat and started hitting the crocodile. After about 10 minutes, the crocodile gave up and let go of Kanta's leg, forest officials said. Kanta, who suffered injuries on her leg, was taken to hospital for treatment. She was said to be in a stable condition.
"The mother saved her daughter by attacking the crocodile," said range
forest officer Ashok Pandya. "We've asked the locals to stay away from
the river but many still wash clothes in the river water."
A census done by the forest department in January had revealed that the
Vishwamitri is home to 260 crocodiles.
Divali grabbed her daughter's hand, picked up a washing bat and started hitting the crocodile. After about 10 minutes, the crocodile gave up and let go of Kanta's leg, forest officials said. Kanta, who suffered injuries on her leg, was taken to hospital for treatment. She was said to be in a stable condition.
"The mother saved her daughter by attacking the crocodile," said range
forest officer Ashok Pandya. "We've asked the locals to stay away from
the river but many still wash clothes in the river water."
A census done by the forest department in January had revealed that the
Vishwamitri is home to 260 crocodiles.
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