Husband fights crocodile to save wife

Sikhumbuzo Moyo

A brave husband from Hwange heroically saved his wife from a vicious crocodile that had been terrorising villagers in the Msuna-Kanjeza area. The attack occurred on Tuesday evening as Virginia Nyoni (45) was collecting water from the Zambezi River, their only source due to the lack of a borehole.

Her husband, Oliver Nyoni, hearing her desperate screams from 300 metres away, immediately ran to her aid as the reptile, believed to have been lying in wait, lunged and dragged her into the water by her right thigh.