Crocodile kills man swimming in Indonesia canal


JAKARTA: A man has been found dead on Wednesday (May 14) after being attacked by a crocodile while swimming through a canal on Indonesia's Sumatra island, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

The 45-year-old was swimming with a friend on Tuesday when the crocodile pulled him underwater, according to Abdul Malik, a spokesman for the national search and rescue agency Basarnas.

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