Huge crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia.
Doche Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people on Sunday morning at Lake Abaya in Arba Minch town's Merkeb Tabya district. Lake Abaya which covers an area of 1,162 km² is known to have a huge Crocodile population.
''He baptised the first person and he passed on to another one. All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor," local resident Ketema Kairo said.
Fishermen and members of the congregation did their best to help Eshete. However, the pastor died from the attack. According to police officer Eiwnetu Kanko, those in attendance used fishing nets to keep the crocodile from taking his body away.
The pastor died from severe wounds on his leg, back and hands. As for the crocodile, it remains at large.
Ethiopian news site Borkena said that church members were “devastated” by the pastor’s death. It also reported that the story was widely shared by Ethiopians on social media.
About 20 percent of Ethiopia’s population is Protestant, or about 20 million people. The country has been historically Christian, with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church being one of the world's oldest Christian entities.
May his soul rest in the bossom of our Lord Jesus Christ
''He baptised the first person and he passed on to another one. All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor," local resident Ketema Kairo said.
Fishermen and members of the congregation did their best to help Eshete. However, the pastor died from the attack. According to police officer Eiwnetu Kanko, those in attendance used fishing nets to keep the crocodile from taking his body away.
The pastor died from severe wounds on his leg, back and hands. As for the crocodile, it remains at large.
Ethiopian news site Borkena said that church members were “devastated” by the pastor’s death. It also reported that the story was widely shared by Ethiopians on social media.
About 20 percent of Ethiopia’s population is Protestant, or about 20 million people. The country has been historically Christian, with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church being one of the world's oldest Christian entities.
May his soul rest in the bossom of our Lord Jesus Christ
Crocodile Jumped Out Of Water, Kills Ethiopian Pastor During Lake Baptism
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June 05, 2018
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