Sarawak croc attack victim's body found


The body was found in Lawas River on Monday. -Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Dept

MIRI: Search teams from the Fire and Rescue Department and Civil Defence Unit have located the body of a villager snatched by a crocodile in the Lawas River.

The body of Effendi Panil, 45, from Kampung Sungai Lawas, was found in the river Monday (July 30) morning at about 6.40am.

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