Monday, March 9, 2015

Golfer killed by crocodile in South Africa’s Lake Panic

Crocodiles in Kruger national park
Officials at Kruger national park said crocodile grabbed man who was trying to retrieve golf balls from water
A crocodile has killed a man while he was retrieving golf balls from Lake Panic dam in South Africa’s flagship wildlife reserve.
Officials at Kruger national park said the animal grabbed 29-year-old Jacques van der Sandt and disappeared under the water at a golf course next to a staff residential area.
Rangers killed the crocodile after a two-hour search on Wednesday night. The body of Van der Sandt, the son of a park employee, was recovered.
Oubaas Coetzer, a police officer, said Van der Sandt was attacked while he and a friend played a game to see who could retrieve the most golf balls from the dam.