Body of boy, eight, is cut out of crocodile that swallowed him whole as the child's father tried to fight it off in Indonesia
An eight-year-old boy has been cut out of the stomach of a crocodile after he was swallowed whole in Indonesia. Dimas Mulkan Saputra was fishing in a river with his father when he strayed from the shore in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Wednesday morning.
A 26ft long crocodile then dragged Dimas away as the boy's father Subliansyah chased the reptile.click for more
Subliansyah punched the animal to try and make it release his son but the crocodile sank into the depths and disappeared.
The animal swallowed Dimas whole without even chewing.
Bongga Losong, Head of Rescue Team for the East Kutai SAR Post, said: 'After we found the crocodile we split its stomach and then we take the child to the funeral home. We buried the crocodile.
'At that time the victim swam and was immediately pounced on by a crocodile.
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