Crocodile handler attacked during show

TONGAAT – A man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a crocodile during a live show at Crocodile Creek in Greylands on Sunday afternoon.

The Reaction Unit South Africa Tongaat Operations Centre received a call for assistance at approximately 14:48 from a visitor at the Reptile Park. Reaction Officers were immediately dispatched and on arrival were advised that the injured male had already been expedited to a medical facility privately.

According to a spectator who provided the amateur video to Reaction Officers, they were watching the show when the crocodile attacked the handler. The man managed to free himself and fled the enclosure. He sustained serious injury to his leg.