Teen Says "Very, Very Lucky" To Be Alive After 10-Foot Crocodile Attack
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"Amelie fought back with great courage and refused to be subdued or taken under," said her father
A British teenager says she is "very, very lucky" to be alive after being dragged underwater by a 10-foot crocodile and almost losing her leg. Amelie Osborn-Smith, 18, was whitewater rafting on the Zambezi river in Zambia when she was attacked on Tuesday, reports BBC. The teenager only survived thanks to the courage of her friends, who dived underwater and punched the crocodile until it released her.
Amelie's father, Brent Osborn-Smith, said that the Nile crocodile tried to drag his daughter "down into a characteristic death roll in order to subdue its prey."
"Amelie fought back with great courage and refused to be subdued or taken under," he said.
"Due to the quick thinking and intervention of all those on board, the reptile's attack was repulsed and Amelie was then brought quickly back on to the boat," Mr Osborn-Smith added.
