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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer is feared dead after being dragged into the deep waters of the Munyati River by a crocodile on December 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Invin\u2019ca Gamunya, 34, was helping three women cross the flooded river when he was attacked by the crocodile.<\/p>\n

He had successfully helped the women to the other side and was swimming back when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n

The incident happened in the Saltana Ranch area near Kwekwe. Gamunya was deployed at the Kavinga military base and was attached to the 53 Infantry Battalion in Battlefields.<\/p>\n

A search operation involving police divers, the army, and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) is ongoing, but Gamunya\u2019s body has not yet been recovered.<\/p>\n

According to a memo from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) seen by ZimLive, the women initially asked another officer, Sergeant Innocent Chikuturudzi, for help, but he declined.<\/p>\n

Gamunya, who overheard the conversation, offered to assist the women without seeking approval from his superiors.<\/p>\n

When Chikuturudzi realised Gamunya was gone, he sent Private Emmanuel Usaiwevhu to summon him back to base, but it was too late. Reads the memo:<\/p>\n

When Usaiwevhu got to the river, he saw Gamunya on the other side of the river with the women already gone. He signalled him to return to the base.<\/p>\n

Gamunya got into the river intending to cross and when he was about seven meters in the water he screamed for help.<\/p>\n

Usaiwevhu quickly noticed that he was being whisked away into the deep waters by a crocodile. He tried to assist by throwing stones in a bid to scare away the reptile but all was in vain.<\/p>\n

Usaiwevhu reported to the police that the crocodile dragged Gamunya for approximately 50 meters before submerging.<\/p>\n

Police divers have been searching the river for both Gamunya\u2019s body and the crocodile, but their efforts have so far been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

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