Reporter for prestigious newspaper eaten by crocodile while relieving himself in lagoon

Fox News ^ | 14 Sep 2017 | Jenny Awford and Maryse Godden

[blueplum]

A Financial Times journalist was killed by a crocodile while washing his hands at a lagoon in Sri Lanka during a holiday with pals.

Paul McClean, 25, an Oxford University graduate, is understood to have wandered away from his group of friends to find a toilet when he was attacked.

The British victim is believed to have been dragged under water at a lagoon called Crocodile Rock near a popular surf spot after

[blueplum]

This is originally from The Sun, but Fox picked it up, so I guess it's true?

[21twelve]

Mom always said that to keep myself healthy to wash my hands. Now I’m having second thoughts.

[JennysCool]

So sad. Me and Susie had so much fun there.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"Paul McClean, 25, an Oxford University graduate"

Ahhh. That explains it.
 

[LibWhacker]

Don't tempt the salties.

[Enterprise]

I dunno, sounds like a croc.

[aquila48]

Obviously the ignorant croc didn’t know he was a reporter... let alone one from a “prestigious newspaper”.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

‘Til she went and left you for some foreign guy.

[Flick Lives]

Apparently, the lagoon is called Crocodile Rock for a reason.

[Bobalu]

I can think of several MSM people more deserving of such a horrible fate!

[Paladin2]

Elton John’s fault.

[Doogle]

"....clear case of #1 turning into #2 rather quickly"

[Moltke]

They recovered the body, so he wasn’t “eaten” as Faux News claims.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4884724/British-tourist-pulled-underwater-CROCODILE.html

[who knows what evil?]

...

'taken by a crocodile'...

Taken where? Gads...who writes this sh*t?

[Nifster]

Guess oxford grads ain’t so smart after all

[RegulatorCountry]

Too many people have this reality tv view of adventure in exotic locales, when in fact more often than not you’re stepping out of civilization and right into the food chain, Oxford grad or not, honey badger don’t give a ****.

[MayflowerMadam]

Bummer. That would just ruin your whole day.

[PIF]

So this genius takes a whiz, and to wash his hands of some possible bacteria that he was carrying in his groin area, went to a bacteria laden river to wash his bacteria off?

[Moltke]

According to the Daily Mail (link in #13) the area is called Elephant Rock.

[Covenantor]

Guy must have had Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” running in his brain as he washed up.

“Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking

When your feet just can’t keep still

I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will

Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights

When Suzie wore her dresses tight

And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight”