7.3.2025
2:43
The
body
of
a
Chiredzi
villager,
who
was
attacked
by
a
crocodile
during
a
fishing
expedition
last
Friday,
was
discovered
the
following
day
with
the
head
and
hands
missing.
Inspector
Kudakwashe
Dhewa,
spokesperson
for
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP)
in
Midlands
Province,
confirmed
the
incident
to The
Mirror.
He
said
that
Charles
Muzamani
(34),
of
Musengi
Village,
Chief
Chilonga,
was
attacked
by
the
crocodile
while
attempting
to
swim
across
the
crocodile-infested
Pfuti
River,
a
tributary
of
the
Runde
River,
to
cast
a
fishing
net.
Muzamani
was
accompanied
by
his
uncle,
Ingwani
Muzamani
(64),
during
the
fishing
expedition.
Said
Dhewa:
Circumstances
are
that
Charles
and
his
uncle
were
using
nets
to
catch
fish.
Around
3
PM,
Charles
Muzamani
attempted
to
swim
across
the
river
to
cast
a
fishing
net.Charles
was
attacked
by
a
crocodile
midway
and
his
body
submerged.
His
uncle
sought
help
from
nearby
villagers
and
they
could
not
find
Charles’s
body.A
report
was
filed
at
Chambuta
Police
Base.
Police
searched
for
Charles
on
the
next
day
and
he
was
found
500m
downstream
with
his
head
and
hands
missing.The
remains
were
taken
to
Chiredzi
General
Hospital
for
Post-mortem.
Dhewa
has
urged
the
public
to
avoid
fishing
and
swimming
in
rivers
infested
with
crocodiles
and
hippopotamuses.
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