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Crocodile attack

Ten-year-old girl eaten by crocodile as father looked on

Only pieces of the girl’s clothing were found after the reptile attacked near a river in Indonesia.

A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl has been swallowed by a crocodile as her father looked on helplessly in Indonesia, according to local officials.

The girl was searching for turtles with her father and brother in East Nusatenggara province when a giant saltwater crocodile sprang from a river and pulled her in, district official Victor Mado Waton said.

Villagers found pieces of her clothing several hours later but there was no sign of her body.

Waton said the girl’s father was a few metres away when the crocodile attacked Thursday but there was nothing he could do.

Last month, a boy was killed by a crocodile in the same river.

Villagers living near the river have reported a loss of livestock in recent weeks as well.

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