A 65-year-old Thai woman committed suicide by jumping into a pond full of crocodiles at a popular reptile farm on Bangkok's outskirts, Agence France-Press reported. The police confirmed her death on Tuesday afternoon.

Wanpen Inyai was torn apart after apparently throwing herself into a pit with more than 1,000 crocodiles at a zoo in Thailand's capital. When the police arrived, zoo keepers and staff were seen desperately attempting to ward off dozens of reptiles which were feasting on her body, witnesses said.

After the incident, which occurred during opening hours at Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo on Friday, a disturbing picture was posted online reportedly showing a crocodile approaching the victim moments before she was attacked.

The victim, who was initially identified after police found her healthcare card floating on the surface of the water, was later confirmed through DNA tests, UK MailOnline reported.

Wanpen was depressed and had not spoken to anyone for several days before her death on Friday, her sister, Sunan Tharmna, said. Earlier that day, her family had tried to file a missing persons report when she disappeared, but they were reportedly told to wait for 24 hours, as required by law, by Rom Klao police.

"Her sister said the victim was suffering from stress and depression," Preecha Iam-nui of Samut Prakan police told AFP.

Meanwhile, CCTV footage reportedly shows Wanpen leaving her shoes on a walkway before jumping into the pond of crocodiles at a farm popular with tourists, according to Bangkok Post.

Although safety rules are often lax at Thai tourist attractions, which include tiger and crocodile farms, the Samut farm had already installed additional fences and other security measures along the walkways, Uthen Youngprapakorn, farm owner, told a local radio station, describing her death as a "force majeure."

Warpen's death mirrored that of a woman who killed herself in 2002 the same way at the same farm, and another suicide reportedly took place a decade before that, according to BBC News.

Founded in 1950, Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo describes itself as the world's largest crocodile farm. Its website says it has more than 100,000 crocodiles over 300 acres and was created to help safeguard the animals from extinction.