The Zimbabwean woman whose arm was ripped off by a crocodile in Victoria Falls five days before her wedding has been discharged from hospi...
The Zimbabwean woman whose arm was ripped off by a crocodile in
Victoria Falls five days before her wedding has been discharged from hospital.
Mrs Zanele Ndlovu-Fox and her husband Mr Jamie Fox have told
the Chronicle of their ordeal.
“We were canoeing in the upper Zambezi using those inflated
rafts. The waters were very calm, we had guides and there were about seven
canoes in the water,” she said glancing lovingly at her husband who was
massaging her feet that were draped on him on the balcony of the Catholic-run
Mater Dei hospital.
“The crocodile just jumped out of the water and bit a chunk
of my arm together with the side of the boat The canoe started deflating and it
all happened so fast. The crocodile bit me again and pulled me into the water.
My husband was thrown out on the opposite side so the boat was between us,” Mrs
Ndlovu-Fox said.
“Jamie swam over to where I was struggling with the
crocodile that was trying to pull me to the bottom of the river. He grabbed my
waist and with the other hand he rained blows on the crocodile”.
They said when the guides saw them battling the huge
reptile, they joined in. “The crocodile finally let go,” said Mr Fox.
“We met in 2016. I had come to Zimbabwe for some programme.
I knew then that I wanted to marry her.
“I visited the country a couple of times, but I finally
proposed in February 2018 at Antelope Park in Gweru. She said yes. I was at my
most nervous as I so much wanted her to say yes. She agreed and I approached
her family, paid bride price and we set off planning our wedding. She was
responsible for wedding preps and I was sorting out her visa.”
The couple are preparing travelling documents as they will
be relocating to the United Kingdom soon.
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