10-year-old girl swallowed by crocodile as father watches
MAUMERE, Indonesia -- A 10-year-old girl
was swallowed by a crocodile as her father watched helplessly, Indonesian
officials said.
The girl, named Juraida, was hunting for
turtles with her father and brother in East Nusatenggara province when a giant
saltwater crocodile sprang up from a river and pulled her in, The Jakarata Post reported.
“Juraida was seized when she was in about
a half-meter of water at the river’s mouth,” Lembata Deputy Regent Viktor Mado
Waton said when contacted on Friday, according to the newspaper.
“Her father and brother could only watch
helplessly,” Waton said.
Villagers found pieces of her clothing
several hours after Thursday's attack but there was no sign of her body.
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