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A teenage British backpacker has been mauled by a crocodile while travelling with friends on a gap year holiday in southern Africa.
The 18-year-old public schoolgirl had been enjoying a day of rafting at Victoria Falls in Zambia when she was attacked by the 10ft reptile which put her into a 'death roll'.
A male friend ran to help and punched the reptile until it released her, before she was bandaged up and airlifted to hospital so surgeons could try to save her leg.
An 18-year-old British public schoolgirl on a gap year holiday in Zambia had her leg bitten by a 10ft crocodile while white water rafting the in Zambezi river (file image)
The hospital is located in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, 240 miles from where the attack took place.
It is not clear exactly when the girl was attacked, and her current condition is also unclear.
The girl had been white water rafting in rapids along the Zambezi River below the falls and was taking a break between sessions when the reptile struck.
She and a friend had gone into the river for a swim to cool off, after being told by guides that the water was safe because all the large crocodiles
