Elyse Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 A wild crocodile swallowed a 10-year-old girl while she played in a river with her father in eastern Indonesia, the second death in the same place in two months, a local official said Friday. The girl was swimming in Wailolong river on Thursday when the large crocodile suddenly appeared, swallowed her instantly and disappeared into the water, said Viktor Mado Waton, Lembata district head in East Nusa Tenggara province. "They only found the girl's clothes three hours after the incident, some 200 metres (650 feet) away from the attack site," he said, adding that her family members were still trying to find the body. "Her father saw this shocking scene as he was only five metres away in the water." He said the father and the girl's teenage brother were hunting turtles in the river while she was playing. A 12-year-old boy was killed and eaten by a crocodile in the same river in early December when he was playing with his friends, Waton said. The district head said he has warned locals of the danger and he will work with police to shut the area off to prevent another incident. I'm feeling for the family's loss...but I'm kind of angry at the irresponsible father! I mean, if the police warned people about a crocodile in that river...wouldn't it be obvious to not go in that river? As crocodiles are ambush predators, you don't see them until its too late, and as they're territorial...they tend to stay in the same area to hunt. It's not the crocodile's fault; the girl was in his territory and he saw her as an easy meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseWillow&Dexter Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 omg it must have been a huge crocodile! i guess its kind of similar to sharks, people still swim in the ocean when there is the possibility of getting bitten by a shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 omg it must have been a huge crocodile! i guess its kind of similar to sharks, people still swim in the ocean when there is the possibility of getting bitten by a shark. Yeah, crocs can be huge! Depending on the type of crocodile, they can range anywhere from 8ft to 23ft long! (2.4m - 7m) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.