A 50-year old man, Bidubhusan Palei, of Manikapatana village under the Ali police limits was seriously injured in a crocodile attack on Friday evening.
When Palei was returning home from his agriculture field by crossing a creek near the Brahmani river, a preying saltwater crocodile attacked him.
However, he evinced courage and saved his life by hitting the reptile with a sythe. Palei was rushed to the Pattamundai CHC and later shifted to the Kendrapada District Headquarters Hospital.