Crocodile kills pastor in Ethiopia

A crocodile killed a pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia.

Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony on Sunday morning at Lake Abaya in Arba Minch town’s Merkeb Tabya district.

Residents and police told the BBC a crocodile leapt from the water during the baptism and attacked him.

Policeman Eiwnetu Kanko said despite efforts, fishermen and residents could not save the pastor, who was bitten on his legs, back and hands.

They used fishing nets to prevent the crocodile, which escaped, from taking the body into the lake.