Crocodile kills vicar at lake baptism in Ethiopia

A lakeside baptism service in Ethiopia was struck by tragedy when a crocodile attacked and killed the vicar.

An 80-strong congregation looked on in horror as the reptile struck at Docho Eshete, a protestant clergyman in the town of Arba Minch, while he conducted a mass baptism in the shallows of Lake Abaya on Sunday.

The ceremony was always likely to be a risky one. Abaya, Ethiopia’s second largest lake, is known for having a large crocodile population. Hundreds of people are killed in crocodile attacks across Africa every year, conservationists say.