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BANGKOK, Thailand Aug. 11 ? A woman was killed after jumping into a pool of crocodiles in front of scores of horrified tourists Sunday at a wildlife park near Bangkok.
The woman, identified in media reports as Somjai Setabul, was seized by one crocodile and then swarmed by more than 100 others, witnesses said. Workers at the park were only able to retrieve her body about 20 minutes after she jumped in.
Park guide Thanes Wiriyaporn told The Associated Press the incident took place around feeding time, when the tourists were purchasing buckets of chicken parts to toss to the crocodiles.
He saw a woman in her 30s standing alone by the pool put down her purse and a bottle of water and suddenly jump in.
The woman, identified in media reports as Somjai Setabul, was seized by one crocodile and then swarmed by more than 100 others, witnesses said. Workers at the park were only able to retrieve her body about 20 minutes after she jumped in.
Park guide Thanes Wiriyaporn told The Associated Press the incident took place around feeding time, when the tourists were purchasing buckets of chicken parts to toss to the crocodiles.
He saw a woman in her 30s standing alone by the pool put down her purse and a bottle of water and suddenly jump in.
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