{"id":52907,"date":"2022-01-13T01:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T23:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=52907"},"modified":"2022-01-12T22:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T20:15:08","slug":"kariba-man-fights-off-three-crocodiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/kariba-man-fights-off-three-crocodiles","title":{"rendered":"Kariba Man Fights Off Three Crocodiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A man from Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, is admitted to a hospital in Zambia after he was seriously injured in a triple crocodile attack on the edge of Lake Kariba last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Chimedza suffered a broken hand, injured thighs and broken fingers after he was attacked by three crocodiles on the shores of Lake Kariba.<\/p>\n<p>Chimedza\u2019s wife, Primrose Madufu (23) told H-Metro that her husband fought the reptiles with bare hands and killed one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Madufu revealed that she heard of the incident after her husband had already been taken to the hospital. She said:<\/p>\n<p>Chimedza was looking for worms to use in fishing around 8 am on the banks of the dam when the crocodiles attacked him.<\/p>\n<p>He managed to put his hand in the mouth of one of the crocodiles and it died.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 Chimedza was taken to Zambia where he is having skin grafting.<\/p>\n<p>He is responding well to the medication and procedure being taken by the medical staff where he is being treated.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) had not yet commented about the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A man from Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, is admitted to a hospital in Zambia after he was seriously injured in a triple crocodile attack on the edge of Lake Kariba last Thursday. 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