Making A Commotion, Didi, A Resident Of Indragiri Hilir, Was Attacked By A Crocodile While Looking For Worms

Illustration (Photo: Antara)

RIAU - Residents of Sungai Nyiur Village, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau, were shocked by the discovery of the body of a victim who was killed by a crocodile, at 15.00 WIB, Sunday, October 3.

The victim's body had been missing for several hours until it was only found on Monday, October 4 morning. The victim, Didi Apriyanto (23) a resident of Rantau Panjang Village, Enok District, Indragiri Hilir Regency

This incident began when Didi on Sunday, October 3, was looking for mud worms. These worms will be used for fishing bait.

"Initially, the victim was cleaning his body in a Kuala Trench and while the victim was cleaning his body, the victim was attacked by a crocodile until he was dragged away," said Indragiri Hilir Police Chief, AKBP Dian Setiawan, to the media, reported by Antara, Tuesday, October 5.

The police, army, and the company together with the community had searched for the victim's whereabouts after being attacked by a crocodile but the search had not found any victims.

The next day, Monday at 06.00 WIB, the victim's body was found in Parit 2 Dusun Kampung Baru, Sungai Nyiur Village, not far from the location where the reptile was attacked.

"The victim's body was found on the river bank in a lifeless condition. When found, the victim's body condition was intact and there were only a few bite marks on the victim's body," said Setiawan.

"Furthermore, the bodies were immediately taken using a fast boat to their parents' house in Rantau Panjang Village for burial," he said.

He appealed to residents to be more careful when doing activities on the banks of the river to avoid the same incident so that it does not happen again.