Jajpur, Aug 16: A crocodile dragged a woman into deep water and killed her at Amathpur in Bari locality of Odisha's Jajpur district this morning.
The deceased woman has been identified as Jyotsnarani Jena (35), a resident of Palatpur village of Amathapur gram panchayat in the block.
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Sources said, the woman had gone to the bank of Birupa river to take bath when the crocodile attacked her and dragged her into the deep water.
On getting the information, fire fighters rushed to the spot and initiated a search operation along with the villagers.
Later, they fished out the body.
