Allegedly Attacked By Crocodile, 13-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In Utuh Condition

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PASAMAN BARAT - A resident of West Pasaman (West Sumatra) was found dead after being allegedly attacked by a crocodile. The joint Basarnas team found the 13-year-old boy still intact.

However, there were wounds on his legs and hands.

The victim named Rifandi was found in the Batang Sikabau Nagari Air Bangis River District, West Pasaman Regency, Saturday, April 1, at around 10.16 WIB. "The victim was found about 1.5 kilometers from the initial location where the victim was attacked by a crocodile," said the coordinator of Basarnas Pasaman, Dhio Ulwi Finanda, as reported by Antara.

"At 11.15 WIB the joint team consisting of the Indonesian Navy, the Indonesian Army, Basarnas, BPBD and the police finished carrying out their duties and the victim was handed over to the Sungai Beremas Police to be handed over to the family," he said.

Head of Prevention and preparedness of West Pasaman BPBD Zulkarnain said the victim's body was already at the funeral home for immediate burial. The victim was allegedly attacked by a crocodile starting last Thursday at around 16.00 WIB. Witness Suprianto and Supar saw the victim playing on the riverbank with two of his colleagues Habib (9) and Wildan (12). Then at around 17.15 WIB the two victim's colleagues saw a crocodile on the river surface and told the victim that it was not to approach the river, but the victim did not heed it. The two colleagues Habib and Wildan had told them that they saw a crocodile, with the aim of the victim not jumping into the river, but the victim instead said whether it was seen by his friend it was not a crocodile but only a piece of wood. After that, the victim Rifaldi Anesta jumped into the river and directly grabbed the victim's leg by the crocodile. Both of his colleagues Habib and Wildan tried to help by trying to hit the crocodile and pulled the victim from the crocodile's mouth but it was unsuccessful so that the victim was pulled and carried by the crocodile into the water. Seeing the incident, witness Supriyanto and Suppar also tried to chase the crocodile while screaming for help from other residents, but the victim had disappeared.*