Sinton Terence J, Byard Roger W
Forensic Pathology Unit, Royal Darwin, NT, Australia.
School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Frome Rd, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia.
J Forensic Sci. 2016 Nov;61(6):1553-1555. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13171. Epub 2016 Aug 4.
Eleven deaths from crocodile attacks in the Northern Territory, Australia were reviewed. The male:female ratio was 8:3; age range-10-62 years, average 29.4 years. Four children were included (one boy and three girls, aged 10, 11, and two at 12 years), and there were seven aboriginal victims (64%). The attacks were witnessed in eight cases with the victims swimming in freshwater N = 5, standing on a river bank N = 1, fishing in fresh water N = 1, or diving in the sea N = 1. At autopsy, several distinct patterns of injury were observed ranging from complete traumatic disruption of the body with only incomplete remains for examination (N = 5), to crushing of the head with fractures of the skull (N = 4), crushing of the chest with fractures of the ribs and sternum (N = 2), and avulsion of limbs (N = 4). In one case, there was decapitation. Autopsy evaluations were complicated by decomposition and loss of body parts.
对澳大利亚北领地11起鳄鱼袭击致死事件进行了回顾。男女比例为8:3；年龄范围在10至62岁之间，平均29.4岁。其中包括4名儿童（1名男孩和3名女孩，年龄分别为10岁、11岁以及两名12岁的女孩），有7名原住民受害者（占64%）。8起袭击事件有目击者，受害者当时在淡水中游泳（5例）、站在河岸上（1例）、在淡水中钓鱼（1例）或在海中潜水（1例）。尸检时，观察到几种不同的损伤模式，从身体完全外伤性断裂，仅留下不完整的遗体供检查（5例），到头部挤压伴颅骨骨折（4例）、胸部挤压伴肋骨和胸骨骨折（2例）以及肢体撕脱（4例）。有1例发生了斩首。尸检评估因尸体腐烂和身体部分缺失而变得复杂。
