A STOWAWAY crocodile on a flight over the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the flight to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew, reports said today.
The newsmagazine Jeune Afrique, which first reported details of the August 25 incident, said one passenger had hidden the croc in a large sports bag, apparently with plans to sell it.
Instead, the reptile broke free, causing the stewardess to rush toward the cockpit, followed by the passengers.
The unbalanced load caused the aircraft, on a routine flight from the capital, Kinshasa, to the regional airport at Bandundu, to go into a spin and crash into a house, Jeune Afrique said.
One passenger survived to tell the tale – and so did the croc, who was quickly dispatched with a blow from a machete.
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