MANGALURU: A woman who had attempted to jump into the river in a bid to end her life near Kumaradhara bridge in Kukke Subrahmanya of Dakshina Kannada district was bitten by a crocodile. As a result of this, the woman survived and locals rescued her and sent her with her family members.
A woman from Udupi came near Kumaradhara bridge late on the night of November 4 and jumped into the river. Immediately after jumping into the river, as she screamed loudly, people from a nearby residential house rushed to spot and it came to light that a crocodile had bitten her. Due to woman’s scream, crocodile fled from there, and locals pulled woman out of water.
She told the police that she jumped into river due to family discord. The police called her family members, and later sent her to her hometown with family members. The woman who was drowning in the water in a bid to end her life survived again due to the crocodile bite.
