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Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River

Date
29 Mar 2005
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River

Mannetjie Coetzer and his family had gone to the Kunene River in Namibia on a trip that they had planned for three years. The Kunene River is located on the border of Namibia and Angola and has a large population of Nile crocodiles. Mannetjie and his brother Lucas made their way to the river one night to take a bath when Coetzer was snatched by a crocodile barely two minutes after they had entered the water. Lucas tried to rescue his brother but it was pointless as the crocodile had been too quick in dragging him.  The family was distraught and took solace in knowing that Coetzer died in the great outdoors that he so loved.

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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, March 20). Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095321

South African History Online (2013) 'Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River ', South African History Online, 20 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095321 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).

South African History Online, Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095321, (accessed 8 August 2026).

"Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River ." South African History Online, 20 Mar. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095321. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River ." South African History Online. March 20, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095321.

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