Crocodile attacks and kills woman bathing in Nilwala River
Posted by Editor on April 4, 2012 - 5:48 pm
A young woman who had gone to the Nilwala River near Akuressa to bathe was attacked by a crocodile and killed, Akuressa police said a short while ago. The eighteen year old woman who is a resident of Udahaduwa had reportedly gone to the river early today to wash her face when she was attacked and dragged into the river by a crocodile.
Police stated that after a search operation using boats the body was found at approximately 9am.
Courtesy: Ada Derana

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