Crocodile Swallows 8-Year-Old Boy, Body Pulled Out Of Reptile s Stomach
03/05/21 AT 8:20 AM
In a horrific incident, an 8-year-old boy in Malaysia was swallowed by a crocodile as he swam in a river in Indonesia.
The child went to the river on the island of Borneo along with his younger brother. A local search and rescue agency official, identified as Oktavianto, said the children s father was nearby when the attack took place Wednesday, according to 7News. The boy s father jumped to rescue his child when he saw the crocodile, but it escaped.
“He chased the crocodile and hit it with bare hands but he couldn’t keep up,” Oktavianto said.