Chilling footage captured the moment a woman was dragged away by a crocodile after getting snatched in its jaws while washing her clothes in an Indian river.
The video showed the massive reptile pulling the lifeless body of the victim downstream as shocked villagers shouted helplessly from a nearby bridge.
Despite the cries for help, no one could reach her in time. Witnesses mentioned how the crocodile suddenly lunged at the woman and pulled her into the water before anyone could react.
Local rushed to assist on the spot in Odisha’s Jaipur district, but were not able to rescue her from the reptile’s grip. The incident took place when the woman, identified as Soudamini Mahala, was taking a bath in the Kharasota river on Monday afternoon, as shared by the police.
It was about 4 pm in the afternoon, and that’s when the giant beast dragged her into the high stream of the river. Villagers who were present on the riverbank tried to chase the reptile but failed to rescue her, as mentioned by the officer.
On receiving that data about the incident, fire brigade personnel and the cops reached the spot and initiated a massive search operation in the river, he added.