A crocodile believed to be docile grabbed a grandfather by his arm in a shocking incident captured on camera in Indonesia, amid screams from onlookers nearby
Moment grandfather bitten by a rescued crocodile in Indonesia
Horrifying footage captured the moment theme park visitors screamed when a crocodile believed to be docile suddenly grabbed a grandfather by his arm, and dragged him into the water.
Tourists had been to visit the reptile at the Cimory Dairyland centre in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The large croc had recently been saved from a flood and kept at the local park. Mistakenly believing it was docile, the man reached into the pen to offer it some food.
He quickly learned the error of his ways however when the predator latched on to his arm and yanked him into the water. Footage shows terrified onlookers screaming as the beast thrashed the old man around in its jaws before finally letting go.
Onlooker Siti Aisyah said: “The grandfather was bitten by a crocodile when he wanted to give him food. The residents immediately evacuated him and he was rushed to a hospital because his hand was badly injured.”
Local fire department chief Hasanuddin said the crocodile was caught in a flooded residential area on February 12 before being kept at the tourist attraction. He added: “When we arrived, residents were already crowded at the location and directed us to the victim, so the evacuation process was quick.
“We received information that this crocodile was previously seen near a landfill and had laid eggs on land. If there is one female crocodile, there is likely a male crocodile still lurking around.”
Bosses had hoped locals would visit in order to give donations to the crocodile. However, in the wake of the accident they have now let the animal be released by wildlife workers
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 crocodiles have been driven further inland closer to villages due to overfishing, which has reduced their natural food supplies combined with habitat loss from the development of coastal areas into farms.
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. Last month a nan whose hand was almost chomped off in a terrifying crocodile attack miraculously survived by smashing the beast in its face. Housewife Kaetek, 59, was sailing along her local river and scouring for snails to feed to her ducks when the crocodile suddenly latched onto her hand, dragging her into the water.
