Woman dragged into water by crocodile while taking bath in Odisha river, search operation on

In a horrifying incident, a crocodile dragged a woman into the river while she was taking a bath in Kharasrota River in Kantia village, under the jurisdiction of Binjharpur police station in Odisha’s Jajpur district. The victim has been identified as Soudamini Mahala.

According to eyewitnesses, Soudamini was near the river, bathing, when the crocodile attacked and pulled her into the river. Locals immediately raised an alarm, attracting the attention of nearby residents.

The fire brigade reached the scene promptly, and rescue operations are currently underway with the assistance of the police and the forest department. Authorities are making every possible effort to locate and save the woman.
The incident has left the local community shaken and highlights the ongoing risk posed by crocodiles in the river areas of the region.

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In a similar incident, Laxmi Dalei, a mother of three from Suniti village, was attacked by a saltwater crocodile while fishing in the Gobari River within Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara on September 19 this year. Despite rescue efforts, her mutilated body was found the next day.

Likewise, a woman identified as Kajal Mohanty was killed by a crocodile while bathing in the Kharasrota river near Tanladia village on June 16. The crocodile dragged her into deep water, and her body was recovered later.