A crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia.
Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people on Sunday morning at Lake Abaya in Arba Minch town's Merkeb Tabya district.
Residents and police told BBC Amharic a crocodile leapt from the water during the baptism and attacked him.
Pastor Docho died after being bitten on his legs, back and hands.
"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 told the BBC.
Despite huge efforts, fishermen and residents could not save pastor Docho, policeman Eiwnetu Kanko said.
They used fishing nets to prevent the crocodile from taking the pastor's body into the lake.
The crocodile escaped.
God's Will: Pastor Giving Lake Baptisms Eating by Crocodile
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Hunter Robinson
He was probably warned by the locals of the danger and ignored it, putting everyone's lives in danger. Hubris is a one way ticket to the afterlife.
Landon Ross
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John Smith
EATEN*
not 'eating'
EATEN* BY CROCODILE
god damn you
Ryder Lee
meme it
Ayden Martin
eating triggers you
eating
Joshua Long
Jack Watson
eating
Michael Cox
you're wrong, and a manlet
Michael Richardson
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Carter James
trips
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Asher Miller
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Ayden Anderson
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William Diaz
Protestants btfo
Aiden Green
Ammit has passed judgement.
Noah Hill
Either it's Darwinism in action, or he went straight to Heaven. Counts as a win either way.
Landon Walker
eating tbh
Liam Foster
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Joseph Roberts
back to guga nigger
Luke Rodriguez
it's the fuckin' gramma nazi!!!
space after comma, gramma nazi