The physique of a lady, who had allegedly been dragged away by a crocodile within the Vishwamitri river at Kala Ghoda, was on Monday retrieved by the Vadodara Fireplace and Emergency Companies (VFES). It took over half an hour to retrieve the physique as a float of crocodiles hovered round, stated officers.
At round 8 am on Monday, the VFES acquired a name from locals, saying {that a} girl had allegedly been dragged away by a crocodile close to Kala Ghoda.
A workforce of fireside officers, led by Fireman M Sitapara, rushed to the spot to search out the physique in agency grip within the jaw of a crocodile. As the fireplace workforce moved in direction of the crocodile to try to retrieve the physique, the crocodile dragged away the physique into the water, the place a float of crocodiles waspresent.
After a wrestle of about half an hour, the VFES officers managed to retrieve the physique of the lady, who’s but to be recognized and is reported to be round 50 years of age.
Sitapara stated, “We acquired a name {that a} crocodile had been noticed with the physique of a lady within the Vishwamitri… We retrieved the physique even because the crocodile dragged the physique by its mouth for far into the water the place different crocodiles had been current. We now have despatched the physique for autopsy within the custody of the police, which is able to assist decide the precise reason behind dying.”
