Woman killed in crocodile attack in Goa

Panaji (IANS) | A 45-year-old woman died in a crocodile attack at Amthen Dam in North Goa on Saturday. Fire station officials told IANS that they received a call from locals around 2.20 pm informing them about the matter. The team that reached the spot found the body of the victim, who has been identified as Sangeeta Babal.

We were told that the woman had gone there to graze her goats, an official said. For some reason the woman had gone into the water, when a crocodile pulled her into the water and killed her.

The body has been handed over to the police, he said. Police took the body into custody and sent it for postmortem. Local people claim that there are many crocodiles in the dam.

A local resident said that the authorities concerned should install railings on the side of the dam to prevent people from entering the water.

–IANS