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Pastor killed by crocodile during baptism

Normally the crocodiles are a tourist draw

Shortage

Normally, the animals are a tourist draw. But Lake Abaya has lately had a shortage of fish, and the crocodiles have become aggressive toward humans, who have little chance to spot them in the lake’s murky red waters.

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“He baptized the first person and he passed on to another one,” a resident of nearby Arba Minch told the BBC. “All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor.”

Attack

While hardly an everyday occurrence, crocodile attacks are a known risk in Ethiopia — as in Florida or any region where they thrive.

When the Wabe Shebelle River in southeast Ethiopia flooded in 2006, Reuters reported, government boats came under attack, hindering relief and rescue efforts.

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