Woman feared attacked by crocodile in Sabah


Crocodiles are common in Australia's tropical north where numbers have increased since the introduction of protection laws in 1971, with government estimates putting the national population at approximately 100,000. - AFP/File / Saeed Khan

KOTA KINABALU: A woman, who was collecting oil palm seeds along a river in Sabah's interior Kinabatangan district, is feared to have been attacked by a crocodile.  

State Fire and Rescue Department public relation officer Khatizah Rahaban said according to witnesses, the 22-year-old had called for help from villagers during the incident on Saturday morning.  

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