Odisha: Sexagenarian killed in crocodile attack in Coastal kendrapara

Kendrapara (Odisha), Aug 31 : In yet another reptile-human conflict, a sexagenarian lost his life in a crocodile attack on Thursday in Brahmani river in front of his son.
As the person identified as Abhaya Rout stepped into the river water on the river bank to clean his utensils, a giant crocodile pounced on the leg of Rout and later dragged him into the middle of the river.
His son Anil Rout who was standing near him screamed for help and made an attempt to save his father by attacking the crocodile with a bamboo stick but in vain.
On being informed, Forest officials and Fire brigade personnel reached the spot and launched a search and rescue operation ,but till the last report , the body is yet to be retrieved from river water.
The man –reptile conflict has been going on in regular intervals mostly at Pattamundai, Kendrapara, Rajnagar, Aul , Rajkanika and Mahakalapada blocks of the district.
As many as 6 persons, including a minor boy and a woman, have lost their lives in crocodile’s attack in the last two months .
In another incident, a huge crocodile was spotted roaming on the main road in Rajnagar area in Kendrapara district of Tuesday night.
The huge reptile was spotted in the Khandamara pentha in Rajnagar Block. The movement of the crocodile has been recorded on camera which has gone viral in the social media.
As per reports, local people saw a huge crocodile roaming on the main road. On Tuesday night, first a few local children saw the crocodile roaming on the road. As the children screamed the crocodile ran into a canal.
The fear of crocodile attack has largely increased in the villages Kendrapara, Pattamundai ,Rajnagar blocks along the Brahmani river.