Body of boy, eight, is cut out of crocodile that swallowed him whole

Body of boy, eight, is cut out of crocodile that swallowed him whole as the child’s father tried to fight it off in Indonesia

  • WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dimas Mulkan Saputra was fishing with his father in a river in Indonesia on Wednesday
  • The father tried to punch the crocodile who dragged the child away
  • A day later, Dimas’ lifeless body was cut out from the stomach of the crocodile

An eight-year-old boy has been cut out of the stomach of a crocodile after he was swallowed whole in Indonesia.  

Dimas Mulkan Saputra was fishing in a river with his father when he strayed from the shore in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Wednesday morning.

A 26ft long crocodile then dragged Dimas away as the boy’s father Subliansyah chased the reptile.

An eight-year-old boy has been cut out of the stomach of a crocodile after he was swallowed whole in Indonesia

Subliansyah punched the animal to try and make it release his son but the crocodile sank into the depths and disappeared.

The animal swallowed Dimas whole without even chewing.

The crocodile was found nearby on Thursday and Dimas’s body was cut out fully intact but lifeless in the village of Muara Bengalon in Bengalon District.

A local search and rescue agency official known as Oktavianto said the child’s father jumped to help him but the reptile escaped.

Dimas Mulkan Saputra was fishing in a river with his father when he strayed from the shore in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Wednesday morning

A 26ft long crocodile then dragged Dimas away as the boy’s father Subliansyah chased the reptile 

Subliansyah punched the animal to try and make it release his son but the crocodile sank into the depths and disappeared

Oktavianto added: ‘He chased the crocodile and hit it with bare hands but he couldn’t keep up”

All of Dimas’ limbs were in tact when he was removed from the crocodile. 

Devastated villages shouted the name ‘Dimas’ as the crocodile was brought ashore.

Emotional residents broke down in tears as the primary school child was cut from the animal’s body.

The crocodile was found nearby on Thursday and Dimas’s body was cut out fully intact but lifeless in the village of Muara Bengalon in Bengalon District

A local search and rescue agency official known as Oktavianto said the child’s father jumped to help him but the reptile escaped

Bongga Losong, Head of Rescue Team for the East Kutai SAR Post, said: ‘After we found the crocodile we split its stomach and then we take the child to the funeral home. We buried the crocodile.

‘At that time the victim swam and was immediately pounced on by a crocodile. The crocodile was later found not far from the location of the incident.

‘After we found the crocodile we split its stomach and then we take the child to the funeral home. We buried the crocodile.’

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