A Limpopo man has fought off a crocodile with a flick knife after the reptile grabbed his leg, News24 reported on Monday.
It said Michael Sithole, 37, of Sasekani village near Tzaneen was fishing from a rock when the crocodile attacked.
"It wanted to turn me into minced meat," he said.
The attack came on Tuesday afternoon after Sithole had spent a long day fishing along the banks of the Letaba River.
"I had taken a dip to cool off and was sitting on the rock with a cloth over my face when I suddenly felt a bite on my thigh," he said.
When he realised what was happening, he grabbed the flick knife he had used to cut his bread earlier in the day.
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"By the time I flipped it open, the crocodile had already dragged me to the middle of the river," he says.
Sithole stabbed the crocodile in its back, but the reptile's scales were too thick. He then went for the reptile's stomach, stabbing it four times.
This was too much for the crocodile which let him go.
"Thank goodness the knife was still new, so it was sharp enough to penetrate," he said.
Sithole was able to drag himself out of the river. Leaning on a stick, he made his way to a farm where his father works.
He was taken to Letaba Hospital, where he was being treated for minor injuries to his right leg and hands. - Sapa
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