A British safari guide has survived by clinging on to his car in crocodile-infested waters after driving off a bridge when following his satnav.
Mike Turner, 56, took a wrong turn and landed in the Komati river near Kruger National Park in South Africa.
He was driving his 10-seater game-viewing vehicle through heavy rain on Thursday night as he was going to pick up guests in neighbouring Mozambique.
The satnav app meant Turner did not take the N4 highway bridge and he instead ended up a few miles downstream in strong currents.
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Turner managed to drive against the current and wedge his truck between the river and a narrow bridge.
Search-and-rescue volunteers were unable to reach him due to the terrifying conditions.
Turner survived the 15-hour ordeal as his car was flooded and crocodiles watched on.
Turner, originally from Cumbria, told The Times: “I was absolutely terrified.”
Pottie Potgieter, who coordinated the rescue mission, added: “He thought he was going to die, but in the…
