How Zimbabwean mum, Maurina Musisinyana, Successfully Rescued Her Toddler From The Jaws Of A Crocodile
A Zimbabwean mum has by her courageous action again proved that the love of a mother is boundless after she wrestled her 3-year-old toddler from the jaws of a crocodile. Maurina Musisinyana, 30, from the southeastern town of Chiredzi, was fishing on the banks of the Runde River when she heard a scream from one of her two sons, who had been playing nearby.
She said she saw son Gideon being dragged into the water by a Nile crocodile. She had been told that the best way to weaken a crocodile was to press its nose to suffocate it.
Maurina said she ran over and was able to cover the croc’s nostrils while, with her other arm, pulling her son’s head from its jaws. After releasing the boy, the animal bit Maurina on the hand before letting go of her and retreating back to the water.
Speaking to state broadcaster ZBS, Maurina said:
“I still do not believe that I rescued my son.”
Maurina’s approach to fighting off the croc was well grounded according to experts. When on land, the Nile crocodile breaths chiefly with is mouth. When it is even partially submerged in water, a valve in its throat closes and it needs its nostrils to breathe.
ZBC reports that the Runde is heavily-populated by the crocs, and that the incident is just the latest of many attacks on people fishing or trying to cross.
Its main food is fish, but it commonly attacks mammals , like zebras or hippos, that come near the water to drink. The Nile croc is known to grow to as much as 20 feet in length and 1,650 pounds in weight.