Posted on 01/26/2023 7:53:32 AM PST by anthropocene_x
An Indonesian family have been reunited with their drowned son after his body was carried to the surface of the Mahakam River by a crocodile. In footage shared to social media, the crocodile can be seen carrying the body of the 4-year old boy to a boat of rescuers, who retrieved him from the water and brought him back to his family.
The boy, who was later identified as Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya, had gone missing two days before near the Jawa Estuary. Members of the East Kalimantan Basarnas Search and Rescue Agency had been searching for the boy.
"Around seven in the morning the team received information from the family that they saw a crocodile carrying a human body," head of the East Kalimantan Basarnas Search and Relief Office Melkianus Kotta told detik.com, a local news outlet. "It turned out that the body was the child we were looking for."
The crocodile carried the toddler's body in his mouth to the surface of the water, a mile away from where he is thought to have drowned. After releasing the boy beside the rescue boat, the crocodile retreated back into the water.
It became clear that there were no bite marks on the boy's body. He went on to say that he thinks the crocodile actually helped the team in their search for the missing child.
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It’s very odd, but don’t attribute human thought to a crocodile.
Too much currie???
Not buying this!
Why, give that croc a medal!
I’m very biased, being a Gator after all…
Or smile at it.
Wasn’t fresh enough?
Don’t give me that crap. You gators have always been jealous of crocs.
Establish dominance!…
“Honey, I think Lassie is trying to tell us something.”
A beneficent crocodile?
Not buying it. They are just killing, eating and primal machines.
They have skinny snouts, they’re trash…
Whadda croc!
Crocodiles….your friendly neighbors.
Have them over for coffee some time.
This story is so heart warming that I’m going to go out and pet a crocodile.
I’ve never met a good gator. I’m a Tennessee fan!
Timmy fell into the croc’s mouth again?
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