Video of crocodile dragging woman's body is from Mexico, not India
A video of a crocodile holding a woman’s body in its jaws is viral on social media. Users claim that the incident took place in Bisalpur dam where a crocodile killed a picnicker.
By Tejal Sinha
Hyderabad: A video of a crocodile holding a woman's body in its jaws is viral on social media. Users claim that the incident took place in Bisalpur dam where a crocodile killed a picnicker.
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The video was also posted on a YouTube channel on July 28, 2021.
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The post further requested people to be careful during a picnic.
Fact Check
The claim is False.
We did a reverse image search of the screengrabs of this video which directed us to a report by a website 'World Star hip hop'. According to the report, the video is from Mexico where a woman was attacked and killed by a giant crocodile off the coast of Laguna del Carpintero.
The incident was also reported by many Mexican media outlets. According to a report by Mexico Daily Post, the woman was killed when she was on the shore of Laguna del Carpintero, allegedly washing clothes.
We found a video uploaded on a Facebook page 'El Sol de Tampico' a Mexican book and magazine distributor.
It is therefore evident that the viral claim is False. The video of the crocodile carrying a woman's body is not from India, but from Mexico.
