{"id":142133,"date":"2016-11-02T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T13:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=142133"},"modified":"2016-11-02T15:24:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T13:24:04","slug":"watch-6-metre-crocodile-surprises-couple-in-their-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/142133\/watch-6-metre-crocodile-surprises-couple-in-their-swimming-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: 6 metre crocodile surprises couple in their swimming pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Footage has emerged of a terrifying moment when an &#8220;Australian&#8221; woman and her friend were unexpectedly attacked by a 6 metre crocodile in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/living\/2091089\/jaw-dropping-moment-lad-jumps-out-of-swimming-pool-after-6-5ft-crocodile-attacks-leaving-girl-to-fight-it-off-alone\/\">the Sun<\/a>, the duo were enjoying their time at the sun loungers at the villa in Lake Kariba.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Fowler,\u00a027, who was inside the pool when the unfortunate incident occurred said that survival instincts kicked in when he realised that the crocodile had just jumped into the pool .<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The croc pretty much flew over my shoulder and I saw it before it got into the pool.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From my angle it looked as if it was going to come at my face, so I turned and got out the way,&#8221; Fowler was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>In the video posted on social media, Fowler could be seen escaping from the pool, leaving his friend Amilia Roberts, 22, to fend for herself.<\/p>\n<p>As Amelia tried to reach the other end of the pool &#8211; seemingly to make it to safety, the crocodile suddenly\u00a0became more aggressive, thrashing about in the water and latching onto her arm.<\/p>\n<p>She, however, only suffered minor injuries to her elbow, shoulder and back.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first time that a crocodile attacked humans in the southern African country.<\/p>\n<p>In October last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/Africa\/Zimbabwe\/Zimbabwe-croc-tears-child-from-mothers-hand-report-20151025\">a crocodile tore a 5-year-old away from her mother <\/a>in a terrifying attack in Harare&#8217;s dormitory town of Chitungwiza.<\/p>\n<p>Ruvarashe Matingwina was reportedly holding onto her mother&#8217;s hand as they crossed the Nyatsime River on their way home when the crocodile grabbed the child&#8217;s leg.<\/p>\n<p>The mother was reported to have screamed for help but her child&#8217;s body was only found in reeds in Chitungwiza a day after the attack.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jL24n-VNkkQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/Africa\/Zimbabwe\/watch-terrifying-moment-when-croc-attacks-duo-in-zim-20161102-2\" target=\"_blank\">News24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/139781\/watch-road-rage-driver-attacks-car-with-a-knife-in-joburg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Road rage driver attacks car with a knife in Joburg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footage has emerged of a terrifying moment when an &#8220;Australian&#8221; 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