(Gaborone, Botswana) University of Washington Medical School teacher, Dr. Richard K. Root, was killed by a crocodile last Sunday while on a humanitarian expedition in Botswana. Root was canoeing on the Limpopo River with his wife, Rita, when a crocodile, estimated to be 15 feet long, pulled him into the river. On Wednesday, Botswana Police Deputy Commissioner Thebeyame Timako announced that Dr. Richard Root's remains had been found close to the location of the attack. Dr. Root was 68.
Dr. Root was in Botswana to train doctors and nurses on providing health care for HIV-infected and AIDS patients. The African country has been devastated by HIV. An estimated 40 percent of the population has been infected. (H/T Mike Meckler)
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