South Africa: A crocodile attack has caused serious leg injury to a man in Crocodile Creek in Greylands – KZN. The incident happened during a live show meant for the entertainment of the visitors of the Reptile Park. The victim was attacked by the crocodile when he was in the reptile enclosure, trying tricks with the crocodile.
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, after which a visitor from the reptile park contacted the authorities. According to the Reaction Unit South Africa, the Tongaat Operations Centre received the call for assistance at 14:48.
The officials have shared that after the call, a unit of reaction officers was dispatched for the crocodile creek. On arrival at the scene, the officers were told that the victim has already been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Further the reaction officers interviewed the people who were watching the live show to get to the circumstances leading up to the incident. One of the audience members was shooting a video of the handler and the crocodile at the time of the attack.
He was startled when the crocodile injured the man, which caused the video to cut off abruptly. However, the recorder presented the video to the reaction officers. Afterwards, he also spoke to the officials in detail about the incident.
According to the spectators, they were watching the show when the crocodile attacked the handler. The man managed to free himself and fled the enclosure. Afterwards, he was given first aid at the scene before an ambulance carried him to the hospital.
As per the audience, He sustained a serious injury to his leg. The people of KwaZulu-Natal have expressed concern for the victim’s health. The social media users have expressed that the Wildlife shouldn’t be entertainment.
A social media user noted, “Unfortunately, the more this “entertains” society, the more these types of attacks will happen. Hopefully one day we’ll learn to not exploit everything we can.
The user further noted that, “Hope he’s alright, and those who witnessed it, but you can’t take the wild out of wildlife.”