TAWAU, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- A man who went missing while catching prawns
in Sungai Udin in Dumpas near here yesterday is feared to have been
eaten by a crocodile.
The victim, Jailani Inderasaya, 54, from Kampung Jagung, Merotai Besar, was said to have gone to the river to fish for prawns with his son, Azwan,16, when the incident happened at 4.30pm.
According to Azwan, while his father was casting the net by the river bank, suddenly a 15-foot long crocodile emerged and bit into his father's shoulder before dragging him into the river.
He said when his father did not surface, he rushed home to inform his family members as to what had happened and that they and the village folk mounted a search but to no avail.
The victim, Jailani Inderasaya, 54, from Kampung Jagung, Merotai Besar, was said to have gone to the river to fish for prawns with his son, Azwan,16, when the incident happened at 4.30pm.
According to Azwan, while his father was casting the net by the river bank, suddenly a 15-foot long crocodile emerged and bit into his father's shoulder before dragging him into the river.
He said when his father did not surface, he rushed home to inform his family members as to what had happened and that they and the village folk mounted a search but to no avail.
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