Thai woman dies after leap into croc pond

A 65-year-old Thai women has taken her own life by leaping into a pond of crocodiles at a farm popular with tourists outside of Bangkok.

The incident occurred during opening hours at the farm which doubles as a zoo and draws visitors who can feed the deadly reptiles from a walkway.

The woman jumped on Friday from a resting point on the walkway into the middle of pond which contains hundreds of adult crocodiles, Preecha Iam-nui of Samut Prakan police.

"Her sister said the victim was suffering from stress and depression," he said.

The farm is an hour outside Bangkok.

Safety rules are often lax at Thai tourist attractions, which include tiger and crocodile farms.

The Samut Prakan farm fences are just a few feet high to allow visitors - including children - to feed the reptiles.

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