Woman in Thailand dies after jumping into crocodile pond
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A woman in Thailand died after jumping into a pond filled with hungry crocodiles.
Workers at the Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm, located outside of Bangkok, tried to use long sticks to prevent the crocodiles from attacking the 65-year-old woman, but failed.
Pol Col Preecha Iamnui, the chief investigator at Samut Prakan police station, told the Bangkok Post that the incident occurred on Friday.
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The victim was identified as Wanpen Inyai from Bangkok, after a health care card was found floating in the pond. Inyai was reported missing earlier in the day and her family believes the death is a suicide.
Witnesses at the crocodile pond told the Bangkok Post that Inyai took her shoes off before hopping a fence and plunging into the water below.
The pond is said to be up to 9 feet deep, containing hundreds of crocodiles, the BBC reports, citing local media.
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