# Lion attacked by crocodile while swimming across a river somehow lives to tell the tale

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lion-attacked-by-crocodile-while-swimming-across-a-river-somehow-lives-to-tell-the-tale/
- Published: 2026-11-10T19:05:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T19:23:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/lion-attacked-crocodile-swimming-across-river-somehow-lives-tell-tale
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A crocodile lunged at a swimming lion.
- The lion escaped its grasp and reached the riverbed.
- The safari footage shows a remarkably close call.

## Summary

A lion narrowly escaped after a crocodile attacked it while it was swimming across a river during a safari. The crocodile lunged for the lion’s neck, but the lion slipped free before it could be dragged under, then ran once it could reach the riverbed.

The article describes the escape as a close call and says the crocodile abandoned its pursuit after the failed attack. It gives no location, date or other measurements, and says the footage shows how the lion survived an encounter that might have ended in a fatal “death roll”.

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