10-year-old found dead a day after going missing after croc attack


Villagers and rescuers bringing the boy's body up shore.

KOTA KINABALU: A 10-year-old boy has been found dead a day after he was last seen attacked by a crocodile in Lahad Datu on Saturday (Nov 6) morning.

The boy, who had gone to a river at Kg Bakau Lama to catch prawns with two of his friends, was said to have been dragged into the water by the reptile.

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