KUCHING, Oct 28: A 14-year-old boy who was reported missing after being attacked by a crocodile while loading oil palm fruit onto a boat at Sungai Plaie Ulu here was found dead on Tuesday night.
The victim, identified as Mohd Nordin Mohd Othman, 14, from Kampung Pelaik, Ulu Sebuyau, whose body was discovered by villagers at about 8pm on Oct 27, was found within an estimated 800-metre radius of the village jetty.
According to a Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) report, villagers from Kampung Tuba spotted a crocodile believed to be carrying something in its mouth at about 6pm while returning from visiting the victim’s family in Kampung Plaie.
The information was subsequently relayed to other villagers, who returned to the area and found the boy’s body, believed to have been regurgitated by the crocodile.
