Missing man found dead in Miri river in jaws of croc

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A man who was reported missing and feared to have drowned in the croc-infested Sungai Kuala Tutoh, Baram in Miri on Wednesday (Nov 5), was found dead Friday (Nov 7) morning in a decomposed state.   A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department's operations centre said the victim was found while being devoured by a crocodile.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3b73hjcx  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A man reported missing in Baram Miri was found dead and partially devoured by a crocodile

00:07on Friday.

00:08The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Centre spokesman said the victim,

00:13an Indian national identified as 21-year-old Prashant, worked as a ship crew member anchored

00:19near Kampung Kuala Tutto.

00:21The body was discovered about one kilometre from where Prashant was last seen.

00:26When the search team located the victim, a crocodile was seen biting his left arm, which

00:31was missing and believed to have been devoured.

00:34Authorities said the cause of death has yet to be determined, pending a post-mortem.

00:39The victim's body was handed over to the police before being sent to a hospital.

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