saving her husband from the jaws of a crocodile, police said on Monday.
Rundu in the north-east while her husband, Matheus Kativa, was bathing
in it in 2016, according to regional police commander Johanna Ngondo and
the newspaper The Namibian.
“I screamed for help, and, the next thing, I saw my wife on top of the reptile, fighting it.
“Then it let go of me, and by that time, my lower arm had been severed,’’ the 47-year old farmer added.
“The water was all red with blood, I then saw his face as he waved good-bye,’’ Shintangu was quoted as saying.
She pulled him back from the crocodile’s jaws, but the reptile launched a
third attack. Shintangu’s screams alerted people from a nearby village
who pulled the couple out of the river.
“For that act of bravery, we decided to honour her’’, Ngondo told dpa.
people either run to look for help, or do nothing, when someone has been
attacked by a crocodile.
“I am not saying jump in the river and fight a crocodile, but the fact
is that she did it without thinking twice. Men must see how prepared our
women are to save us from danger’’, the governor was quoted by The
Namibian as saying.