The crocodile on a little island near the Komati River bridge did not move when the helicopter circled above it. This detail alerted Captain Johan “Pottie” Potgieter, coordinator of the SAPS inland water policing and diving unit in Mpumalanga. While other crocodiles slipped into the water, this one stayed still on a sandbank, swollen and heavy. The seasoned search officer immediately feared the worst. For families living along Mpumalanga’s river…
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