Kendrapada: A 56-year-old woman was killed in a crocodile attack in the Galia River, a distributary of the Mahanadi, near Kharinasi village under Mahakalapada block in Odisha’s Kendrapada district on Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Hemalata Das, wife of late Samar Das and a resident of Kharinasi village.

According to reports, Hemalata went to the agricultural fields near the village at around 8 am. She is suspected to have gone to the Galia River, possibly to attend nature’s call, when a crocodile attacked her and dragged her into deeper waters.

After a search, locals managed to rescue her and rushed her to the Ramnagar Hospital. She was later shifted to the Kendrapada District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.