Missing farmer's body found inside belly of huge 14ft crocodile as locals slice it open in front of his horrified family | The Sun
THE body of a missing farmer was found inside the belly of a huge 14ft crocodile as locals sliced it open in front of his horrified family.
Addi Bangsa, 60, was discovered in the beast after a four-day search in Tawao, Malaysia, on July 23.
The elderly man had been missing for four days before the Sabah Wildlife Department brought the tragic search to an end after cutting open the stomach of the massive reptile.
The remains of Bangsa were found buried inside the animal's gut as the wildlife officials pulled them out and stuffed them into a plastic bag.
Tawau Fire and Rescue Station chief, Jemishin Ujin, confirmed that the deceased's family members were present when the crocodile's stomach was opened early in the morning.
After further examinations, results confirmed the victims identity as all the body parts were found inside the creature.
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Ujin stated that on the fourth day of the search for Bangsa, their team was informed that the rescue team had found a male crocodile believed to have swallowed the man.
Further investigations confirmed the sighting of the animal and its involvement in the death of Bangsa.
The animal was shot at about 3am on July 22, and the stomach was then split open at around 9am when the family members arrived.
The gigantic reptile weighed about 126 st and measured over 14ft in length.
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The search operation concluded at 11am after the victim's body was recovered from the crocodile's stomach.
This comes after an Aussie fisherman's remains were found inside a crocodile after he was ripped to pieces by two of the beasts in 2021.
The grim discovery was made by wildlife officers in Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland.
And the remains of a 14-year-old boy were pulled from inside a crocodile's belly after he was eaten alive in 2020.
Ricky Ganya was last seen collecting snails on a riverbank in Kuching, Malaysia, when the croc pounced, clamped its jaws on his ankle and dragged him underwater.
In 2017, a crocodile with a human corpse between its jaws swam to a riverbank in Indonesia to drop off the body as locals claimed it was summoned by a witch doctor.
The 41-year-old, known as Syarifuddin, was bathing with friends when the six-and-a-half foot reptile pounced and dragged him beneath the water .
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