I like my humans extra crispy...
Posted on 10/22/2010 2:10:55 PM PDT by PilotDave
A STOWAWAY crocodile on a flight escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the flight to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew. The croc had been hidden in a passenger's sports bag - allegedly with plans to sell it - but it tore loose and ran amok, sparking panic.
A stampede of terrified passengers caused the small aircraft to lose balance and tip over in mid-air during an internal flight in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The unbalanced load caused the aircraft, on a routine flight from the capital, Kinshasa, to the regional airport at Bandundu, to go into a spin and crash into a house. A lone survivor from the Let 410 plane told the astonishing tale to investigators. Ironically the crocodile also survived the crash but was later killed with a machete by rescuers sifting through the wreckage.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
What a croc...
Either it was a small croc or a HUGE sports bag.
I’ve had it with these mutherfreeping crocodiles on this motherfreeping plane!
Aw crap, now just watch the TSA over-react and start banning crocs from carry on luggage.
“TSA over-react”
No doubt an overly complex croc detector will be installed at every airport and rail station at a cost of a bazillion dollars, But it will all be worth it if it saves a child...
Welcome to Lake Placid.
They shoulda let him upgrade.
The Croc cried and people died.
Crikey, mate. You`re far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building.
Crash caused by crocodile on plane kills 19 passengersThe original headline makes it sound like the crocodile killed the passengers, rather than the crash.
sorry... but if this had happened in America.
The passengers would have KILLED the croc. The only places we still have stampedes...
Walmart on black Friday.
How do you know that crocodile was muslim?! Good thing you don’t work for NPR.
After eight years of Obama Kenyanesian economics and radical social policies this kind of third world stuff will be happening here.
I have to admit I get nervous when I see crocodiles on a plane.
OH NO! Now I will never get a job with NPR!!!!!
“headline correction”
I like the original better. I like the mental image of an enormous croc rampaging down the center isle ripping people to shreds. But that’s just me...
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