Selfie gone wrong! French tourist bitten by a crocodile while attempting to take a selfie
A French tourist was bitten by a crocodile inside a Thai national park as she tried to get close to the fearsome animal to take a selfie, an official said on Monday, AFP reports.
Speaking to AFP a park official said that the victim wanted to take a selfie with the crocodile who was lying down near a stream at Khao Yai national park in Thailand.
The crocodile was startled and bit the leg of the 47-year old woman, the park official said.
She was later taken to hospital for treatment and is expected to recover.
According to the official, two crocodiles had made their home on that particular section of the park for years with warning signs laid out, AFP reports.
The crocodiles are currently listed as critically endangered on The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) red list, due to hunting and habitat loss.
