Crocodile In West Pasaman Found Dead

The victim killed by a crocodile (Photo via ANTARA)

PADANG - Rusdi (40), a resident of Ujung Gading, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, was found dead by a crocodile in the Batang Sikabau River. There are a number of wounds on his body.

"It is true, the victim was found dead at around 09.20 WIB," said Head of Emergency and Logistics Division of West Pasaman Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Decky H Sahputra at Simpang Empat, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 19.

He said that currently his party was evacuating the victim's body to be brought to the mainland.

Meanwhile, the Coordinator of Basarnas Pos Pasaman Zulfahmi confirmed that the victim was found dead floating by the river.

"There are a number of scars on the victim's body. No parts of the victim's body are missing and in intact condition," he said.

According to him, the victim was found by a joint team with the community about three kilometers downstream from the location where the victim disappeared, still wearing clothes.

"Currently the victims are being evacuated for further processing," he added.

Zulfahmi said that since he received information that a crocodile was attacked by a crocodile on Sunday, January 17, his party together with the BPBD, TNI, Polri and community teams immediately searched for victims.

"The search was constrained by turbid water so that he could not dive. But today the victim was found floating on the riverbank," he said.

The victim was allegedly attacked by a crocodile while taking ablution with his four-year-old child on Sunday, January 17, at around 13.30 WIB.

When the incident happened, his son immediately reported the incident to the victim's wife. However, because children are considered to be joking, their mother continues to work in the fields.

"However, after a long time the victim did not appear, then the information from the child was trusted and reported to other communities," he said.