An 18-year old woman and her 11-month-old baby from
Onapathali in Mhangura died last Wednesday after being attacked by a crocodile
while fetching water.
Mrs Esnath Mavhangira was fetching water for her garden
while carrying her daughter, Susan Chiwanza, on her back when the crocodile attacked.
She was dragged into the dam where both she and the baby drowned. The bodies
were retrieved in the evening.
Efforts to get comment from Mashonaland West’s provincial
police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ian Kohwera were futile.
Mhangura constituency legislator Cde Precious Chinhamo
Masango confirmed the deaths and said the attack underscored the urgent need
for Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority to respond promptly to
human-wildlife conflicts.
The request comes after farmers in her constituency
reported lions were threatening livestock and elephants were destroying crops.
ZimParks spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo confirmed the
crocodile attack but could not shed more light on the lion and elephant menace
saying he was waiting for reports from rangers on the ground.
“We have since deployed a team of rangers to capture or
drive away the animals. We hope to bring the situation to normalcy in no time.”
Herald
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