耶鲁大学的研究员理查德·罗特博士在博茨瓦纳被鱼杀害. Yale researcher Dr. Richard Root killed by crocodile in Botswana.

一位著名的美国传染病专家在2006年在博茨瓦纳林波波河划船时, 被一只大鱼致命袭击. A renowned American infectious disease specialist was fatally attacked by a large crocodile while canoeing on the Limpopo River in Botswana in 2006. 美国卫生部邀请前耶鲁大学校长兼研究员理查德·罗特博士来应对艾滋病危机. Dr. Richard Root, a former Yale University chairman and researcher, had been invited by the country's Ministry of Health to combat the HIV crisis. 据估计长达4.5米的鱼从他的独木舟中拖走了鲁特, 将他淹没. During a weekend trip with his wife, the attack occurred suddenly when a crocodile, estimated at 4.5 meters long, dragged Root from his canoe and submerged him. 他的尸体在四天后被发现, 靠近袭击地点. His body was recovered four days later near the site of the attack.