Body of 52-year-old woman retrieved after crocodile attack
Saps Divers, EMS and the Nature Conservation Personnel conducted the search
LIMPOPO – The body of the woman who went missing after an alleged crocodile attack has been retrieved from water on Monday 20 November 2017.
This follows a search operation by the SAPS, emergency services and the nature conservation personnel, after the 52-year-old deceased was dragged into the Mutshindudi river while collecting water on Sunday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Singo Tendani Margret, said Police Spokesperson, Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe.
LIMPOPO – Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the woman, who is from Malavuwe Village, was with a fellow church goer at the time of the incident.
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“It is alleged that on Sunday, at about 06:20, the two women were collecting water at the Mutshindudi river, as per Church instructions. The crocodile then grabbed the woman and vanished with her into the water,” Ngoepe explained.
The other woman then ran to notify the community, who then alerted the police.
Ngoepe says the search will continue today as the woman still hasn’t been found
The search ensued by the Saps Divers, EMS and the Nature Conservation Personnel in this river but up to now, the victim is not yet found and the search is still continuing.
