The little boy was crouched near the water when the massive 20ft crocodile grabbed him by the head and dragged him into the water as his horrified family watched helplessly
The 20 foot crocodile grabbed the seven-year-old by the head and dragged him into the water (
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A young boy was dragged into a river and devoured in front of his terrified sisters by a monster 20-foot crocodile.
Mohd Adammi Moktar, seven, was playing with his older sisters aged 11 and 12, when the giant reptile launched from the river near their home in Brunei.
Their grandmother, Bibah Harup, was alerted to the danger by the girls’ terrified screams and arrived in time to see the croc dragging the boy underwater by his head.
Bibah, 48, told the Borneo Post : “I heard my two granddaughters shouting ‘Boyak! Boyak!’ (Crocodile! Crocodile!) and quickly turned around to see the crocodile clamping its jaws down on my grandson’s head.
“At that moment, I could see his arms and legs were flailing from the reptile’s jaw.”
Horrified Bibah Harup and her granddaughters watched the boy being dragged to his death
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She added the family had often seen the crocodile swimming in the waters near their home but had never thought it would be close enough to attack.
Mohd is believed to have been crouched down near the water’s edge when the croc suddenly attacked.
A team of nearly 30 people from the Fire Department’s diving corp, Safety Water and Rescue Team and the police have joined the search to find the boy’s body.
Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Zone 1 chief Yusri Basri added they had seen three more crocodiles hiding in the water during their search.
Search teams continue to scour the river for his body
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He added: “We fear that there could be a lot more crocodiles around the area.
“Given the hot weather now, it is possible that it is the season for the reptiles to surface or to mate or find food to survive.
“Hence, my advice to the residents living by the riverbanks is to always be cautious when carrying out activities by the river.”
Earlier this month a man on a tour of Australia managed to save himself from a deadly crocodile with only his one free hand.
The adventurer, 40, was swimming at Adels Grove in Queensland on Sunday when the freshwater croc emerged and latched onto one of his hands.
The man had accidentally startled the croc when he swam behind a waterfall near Boodjamulla National Park.
The river bank near the family’s home
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But he managed to wrestle himself free despite the beast holding onto one of his hands with his razor sharp teeth.
Aircrew officer Greig Allan, of RACQ Lifeflight Rescue, said the man was lucky to escape with his life.
He added: “He was trying to get himself into a waterfall and didn’t see the croc.
“So when he reached in, the croc was startled and latched onto his arm.
“He had lacerations to his arm and he managed to wrestle himself free, which is just amazing, with his one good hand but in doing so created a whole lot of other injuries, puncture wounds to both hands.”
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