A 22-year-old man of Nzenga village in Sinazongwe chiefdom in Southern Province has died after being attacked by a crocodile while fishing.<\/p>\n
Deleo Maiya was attacked at Siamambo fishing harbour around 07:00 hours while fishing on Lake Kariba as he was pulling out his fishing nets.<\/p>\n
The incident was noticed by other fishermen who were nearby after hearing his loud screams and mobilised themselves to rescue him from the crocodile that was in shallow waters.<\/p>\n
The deceased was subsequently retrieved but had already succumbed to the crocodile attack and died.<\/p>\n
Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo confirmed the incident in a press statement issued to the press.<\/p>\n
He said the incident was reported to Police by the Father of the deceased, Keficious Siamunyama, of Nzenga Village in Chieftainess Sinazongwe chiefdom.<\/p>\n
Mr Namalongo indicated that his officers visited the scene and found the body of the deceased lying along the shores of the lake.<\/p>\n
He stated that the body was inspected and found intact apart from the fractured left foot and no foul play was suspected, and the family opted to proceed with the burial.<\/p>\n
He said an inquiry file has since been opened over the occurrence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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