DC escapes death from wounded crocodile at L Turkana

The crocodile, subdued but not yet dead, made a last attempt to even the score. It grabbed him and badly mauled his hand. [iStockphoto]

It was a holiday like no other.

In 1950, Moroto District Commissioner J Watney from Uganda had corresponded with his counterpart, Leslie Whitehouse and secured permission to pitch camp at Fegurson's Gulf along the shore of Lake Turkana. Here he hoped to relax with his family as he fished and hunted.