Golfer is attacked by crocodile

A British man is recovering after being attacked by a crocodile in Mexico while playing golf with friends.

Dougie Thompson told the Daily Mirror he had stepped into a bunker to take a shot when it sprung from undergrowth and clamped down on his leg.

It was only after friends beat the animal with golf clubs and drove over it in a golf buggy that it released its grip, allowing Mr Thompson to be pulled to safety.

The 58-year-old, from Wishaw, near Glasgow, needed 200 stitches for bites in his thigh and hip.

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