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Crocodile Bites Off Part Of Elderly Man's Testicles In Zimbabwe; Jonah Maturure Survives Attack

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:27 AM EST
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A 70-year-old man from Zimbabwe narrowly escaped a crocodile attack as he crossed the Chivake River with his pants off -- but he lost part of his testicles and suffered a few broken bones in the melee.
Jonah Maturure told the Sunday News that he'd taken off his trousers and put them in a tomato box above his head before he crossed the river. He'd crossed the same spot in the same river several times before, but this time, a giant croc was waiting for him

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W. Hawkins

Oh man that's got to hurt!

  • 2 votes
Reply#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:29 AM EST
tzia62

Akk I can say is, OOWWWW!!

  • 2 votes
#1.1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:07 AM EST
W. Hawkins

Oh yeah!

  • 1 vote
#1.2 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:50 AM EST
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Lebowsky

Lucky to be alive.

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:38 PM EST
W. Hawkins

I would say blessed and smiled upon. :-)

  • 1 vote
#2.1 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:56 AM EST
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Theodore Davis

That would surely ruin your day...!

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Reply#3 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:31 PM EST
W. Hawkins

Oh yeah. :-)

    #3.1 - Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:58 PM EST
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