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A French tourist who attempted to take a selfie with a crocodile in the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand has been taken to hospital after the reptile bit her.
Muriel Benetulier, in her 40s, suffered a severe bite wound to her leg on Sunday after squatting next to a crocodile, after posing for a selfie.
She had tipped over and the animal snapped, Thanya Netithammakul, head of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, told the Bankok Post in a story published Monday.
Picture: Khao Yai National Park/HO/AFP/Getty Images
The attack occurred in the area surrounding the Haew Suwat waterfall, off a trail on which signs warn visitors about crocodiles and instructs tourists to keep to the nature trail.
She is now recovering from her injuries in Apai Phubet Hospital.
Picture: Khao Yai National Park/HO/AFP/Getty Images
The selfie-related incident could have been far worse.
A study by Canergie Mellon University looked into selfie-related deaths over a seven month period.
More than half of the 127 deaths had occurred in India (76), during the period observed (between March and September 2014).
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