Local resort manager Greg Shean said the rescuer whacked the crocodile with a tree branch until it let go and disappeared into the water.

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" Says Mohit Bhargava, general manager of the Retreat resort hotel: "Women friends of mine have stopped wearing expensive jewelry.

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The main lodge manager at Heavenly Ski Resort, Stan Miller, told The Associated Press that Bono was skiing alone at the top of the Orion slope when he crossed beneath a chairlift and hit a tree.

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The resort's location and nice weather make it attractive, said Ted Hadley, manager of the 300-acre resort, which features a hotel, camp sites and permanent residences.

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The manager of the Mark Warner resort in Portugal, John Hill, said about 60 staff and guests at the complex searched until daybreak for the little girl, while police notified border police, Spanish police and airports.

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Attendance for last year was up 9 percent, compared with projections, said Mark Hammond, general manager and co-owner of the resort.

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Gannet birds are locked in a fight for life with money manager Julian Robertson, who won government approval to build a luxury resort and golf course on Cape Kidnappers.

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