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Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Horrifying moment crocodile carries body of teenager along river in its jaws after dragging him away in death roll in front of screaming friend
A teenage boy was mauled to death in Indonesia by a crocodile in front of his horrified friend before he was dragged away in the beast's jaws. La Bayu, 17, was fishing with his friend Inguu in the Kaleleha River in Southeast Sulawesi on Monday morning when he was snatched up by the huge beast. Horrific footage taken by a rescue team shows the teen's body being dragged along the river by the killer croc as the predator held his lifeless body in its jaws. Following the bloody attack, Inguu leapt into the river and tried to grapple with the powerful crocodile in a desperate attempt to save his friend. However, the animal flung Inguu away as it continued thrashing La Bayu around in a gruesome death roll. A rescue team arrived at the scene at around 8pm after being notified by the locals. Iptu Thamrin, spokesman for the Central Buton Regency Police, said: 'At 8:20 pm, Mawasangka Police personnel led by Mawasangka Police Chief Iptu Kamaludin arrived at the location and, together with villagers from Poaroha and Terapung, searched for the victim. 'A total of 100 people were involved in the effort. 'After arriving at the scene, the crocodile was found approximately 50 metres from a bridge, with the victim right in its mouth.' Rescue workers and residents used a net to catch the animal and collect the victim's butchered corpse. La Bayu was reportedly found with severe injuries near his armpit, a fractured right arm, a severed left hand, and a torn waist. His body has been handed over to his family. Ipda Baharuddin, spokesman for the Muna Police, said: 'We urge residents to be more vigilant and temporarily avoid carrying out activities at the location of the incident for safety.' Indonesia has the most crocodile attacks in the world. There were at least 1,000 incidents over the past decade - though many more are believed to have been unreported - resulting in more than 450 fatalities, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The tragedy comes after a 13-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile in front of his horrified friends In Indonesia last month. Muhammad Syahputra Almanda was playing with his friends in a field next to their village in Jambi on May 24 when their football landed close to the river. The schoolboy chased after the ball, but as he bent down to scoop it from the water, he was attacked by a 13ft crocodile. Residents were heard screaming in footage of the incident as the young boy was dragged under the water by the crocodile. Panicked villagers told the authorities, who arrived at the scene and found the predator still with the body before disappearing under the water. Rescue teams scoured the river on boats and later found the schoolboy's body face down in the water later that evening. The Indonesian archipelago is home to 14 types of crocs - with a large population of extremely large and violent estuarine crocodiles that flourish in the region's climate. Conservationists believe that crocodiles have been driven further inland closer to villages due to overfishing reducing the crocodiles' natural food supplies combined with habitat loss from the development of coastal areas into farms. Widespread tin mining has also caused villagers to encroach on the crocodiles' natural habitats, pushing the creatures closer toward people's homes. With uneducated locals in the developing country still using rivers for bathing and primitive fishing, the deadly combination of factors has led to rising numbers of crocodile attacks. It also comes after a heavily pregnant woman was killed by a crocodile last month while cooking lunch at her flooded home in Indonesia. Munirah, 28, was standing in the swamped kitchen when the animal sank its fangs into her leg in North Kalimantan on May 27. The mother-to-be, who was only identified by her first name, screamed as the beast then tried to thrash her in a death roll. Hearing her pained cries, Munirah's sister Ana Maria rushed over and found her sibling holding onto a tree branch. She rushed out of the room to find a weapon with which to beat the huge animal, but it had already dragged Munirah into the water by the time she returned. Villagers searched along the Mambulu River. Footage shows several men firing a shotgun at the predator, but it retreated into the muddy waters. Around half an hour later, they found a lifeless Munirah body floating in the flood.
ABC News
3 days ago
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- ABC News
Queensland croc attack survivor speaks out in support of removal, culling
A father who survived an attack by a 4.5-metre saltwater crocodile is among hundreds of Queenslanders calling for the reptiles to be removed or culled from a Far North river. Marco Tiraboschi was fishing on the bank of the McIvor River, 300 kilometres north of Cairns on the Cape York Peninsula, when the crocodile lunged at him and pulled him under the water. "Both he and I were breathing heavy, with my foot in his mouth," he said of the November 2021 attack. "I took a breath and we went under together. Mr Tiraboschi said he did not resist due to the risk that the croc would go into a "death roll". Instead he waited until the croc exposed its flank and stabbed its neck with his hunting knife. The animal let go and a terrified Mr Tiraboschi, who had two punctured ankles, was fully clothed and carrying a backpack, swam for his life. Mr Tiraboschi takes responsibility for being in croc country that day, but he is one of 500 residents and farmers from the town of Mareeba who have signed a petition calling for the removal of crocodiles from the Barron River. Mr Tiraboschi was attacked in a separate waterway hundreds of kilometres away, but he and the other petitioners are arguing that crocodiles are not endemic in their area. "They have to removed and if they can't be removed, they will have to be culled," Mr Tiraboschi said. The Barron River is classified as zone F in the crocodile management plan, which indicates that crocodiles are "atypical" in the area and should be removed immediately. Those in support of the petition argue crocs are encroaching on agricultural land and want zoning changes to ensure immediate removal of problem crocodiles. Mareeba Shire Council Deputy Mayor Lenore Wyatt said crocodiles had crossed the Mulligan Highway, from the Mitchell to Barron River, and were threatening farmers. "We would really like to see more action than six months [of] chasing a crocodile in a farmer's dam," she said. "Agriculture is the highest contributor to our economy and what we're seeing now is a farmer having to check his foot valves … for a crocodile who's showing aggressive behaviour." A Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation spokesperson said the presence of a 3.5m crocodile on farmland was confirmed in January but the animal was believed to have moved back to the Mitchell River. The presence of an estuarine crocodile in the Barron River had not been confirmed, the spokesperson said. The Crocodile Control and Conservation Bill, which would legalise culling, will be before state parliament again next week. Gimuy Walubara Yidinji man Neven Reyes spoke at the last public hearing of the bill in Cairns and said crocodiles had "their identity and purpose for a reason". "It's sad to see this creation seen as dangerous, because they don't take as much life as other things do," he told the hearing. "Scientists know, when you move a crocodile, you could take it across the world — he'll come back, he'll find his way home." A public hearing and briefing on the Crocodile Control and Conservation Bill will be held in Brisbane on June 11.
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Heavily pregnant woman is dragged to her death by crocodile after it swam into her flooded home
A heavily pregnant woman was killed by a crocodile while cooking lunch at her flooded home in Indonesia. Munirah, 28, was standing in the swamped kitchen when the animal sank its fangs into her leg in North Kalimantan on Tuesday. The mother-to-be, who was only identified by her first name, screamed as the beast then tried to thrash her in a death roll. Hearing her pained cries, Munirah's sister Ana Maria rushed over and found her sibling holding onto a tree branch. She rushed out of the room to find a weapon with which to beat the huge animal, but it had already dragged Munirah into the water by the time she returned. Villagers searched along the Mambulu River. Footage shows several men firing a shotgun at the predator, but it retreated into the muddy waters. Around half an hour later, they found a lifeless Munirah body floating in the flood. Local police chief AKP Supriadi said: 'The victim died after being attacked by a crocodile. She was dragged away from her kitchen and drowned to death. 'She couldn't be saved. She was eight months pregnant and did not have the strength to fight off the crocodile. 'The crocodile released her, but she was already dead when her body surfaced.' The local disaster response agency (BPBD) confirmed the incident. Hasanuddin, head of the BPBD Rescue Division in Nunukan Regency, said: 'Yes, we received the report. The official documentation will be included in our daily report at 6.00 pm'. Munirah's residence was a stilt home flooded after the nearby Mambulu River burst its banks following heavy rain. Authorities suspect that the flood has caused crocodiles to move closer to human settlements, increasing the risk of attacks. Residents have been warned to stay vigilant, especially when carrying out activities near rivers or flood-prone zones. The Indonesian archipelago is home to 14 types of crocs - with a large population of extremely large and violent estuarine crocodiles that flourish in the region's climate. Conservationists believe that crocodiles have been driven further inland closer to villages due to overfishing reducing the crocodiles' natural food supplies combined with habitat loss from the development of coastal areas into farms. Widespread tin mining has also caused villagers to encroach on the crocodiles' natural habitats, pushing the creatures closer toward people's homes. Last year alone there were 179 recorded crocodile attack victims in Indonesia, the highest number of crocodile attacks in the world, with 92 fatalities, according to CrocAttack, an independent database. Residents and experts have called for better government interventions to stop the problem from getting even worse. The saltwater crocodile has been a legally protected species in Indonesia since 1999, making it an animal that cannot be hunted freely. As a top predator, there is also no population control in nature. Social media videos showing crocodile appearances and attacks in Sulawesi and other regions in Indonesia are also on the rise. Only last week a 13-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile in front of his friends as he tried to retrieve a football. Muhammad Syahputra Almanda was playing with his friends in a field next to their village in Jambi on Saturday. He had chased after the ball towards a nearby river, but was snatched by a huge 13ft crocodile as he bent down to scoop it up. 'He asked his friend to throw the ball into the water, and after it was thrown. He jumped in but he didn't resurface,' police said. 'Soon after, witnesses saw him in the jaws of a crocodile.'
