A crocodile stashed in a duffel bag got loose on an airplane, frightened passengers and led to a crash that killed 20 people on board, according to an inquiry into the accident.
The lone survivor of the crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo told the story to investigators, the U.K.’s Telegraph reported on Thursday. A British pilot was among the dead.
The plane was on a routine domestic flight from the capital of Kinshasa to a regional airport in Bandundu when the bizarre tale unfolded on Aug. 25.
An unnamed passenger had hidden the crocodile in a large duffel bag with the intent of selling the reptile, according to the Telegraph. The animal escaped as the plane approached its destination.
..Pandemonium ensued.
"The terrified air hostess hurried towards the cockpit, followed by the passengers," a report obtained by the Telegraph said. The plane then became unstable, "despite the desperate efforts of the pilot."
The plane crashed into a home a few hundred feet from the airport, though the people who lived in the residence were not in the house.
The crocodile reportedly survived the crash but was killed by a blow from a machete.
The Croc was no doubt a Muslim.If you're ever in a plane going down get down on your stomach and start hissing while eating raw chicken.Its the only way to survive.
I'm forming an indoor soccer team because I'm black.I need to pick a team name by this week.I'm just going to name us after an obscure euro club team.These are the finalists.
This video is great.This kind of situation is why I never take my golf clubs out of my trunk.Honestly the most disturbing thing to me is all the dogs running around without a leash.