Tragedy struck a mass baptism in an African lake when a crocodile leaped from the water and killed the presiding pastor. Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people on Sunday morning at Lake Abaya in southern Ethiopia, the BBC reported. All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor," local resident Ketema Kairo told the network. After the crocodile struck, congregants and local fishermen scrambled to save the Protestant clergyman, policeman Eiwnetu Kanko said, using fishing nets to prevent the crocodile from taking Eshete further into the lake. In addition, according to the Telegraph, Lake Abaya crocodiles have a reputation of aggression towards humans because of a dearth of fish caused by overfishing.

Source: Ethiopian News June 06, 2018 12:53 UTC