Caála — A 22-year old young man identified as Felipe and resident of Cuima commune, Caála district (central Huambo province), was on Wednesday attacked and killed by an alligator, ANGOP learnt this Friday.

The tragedy occurred whilst Felipe was fishing together with other five people in one of the rivers of the region when the alligator bit off a muscle of one of the legs.

In declarations to ANGOP this Friday, the administrator of Cuima, Faustino Copengola, lamented the fact and stressed that local administrative authorities will continue urging citizens to remain distant from rivers with alligators.

"The alligators cannot be killed, but strategies should be defined in order to guarantee the safety of the population since these animals are part of our ecological wealth and therefore citizens should be prudent and more aware", said Faustino Copengola.