A crocodile emerged from a river with a missing man clenched in its jaws after killing him by biting his groin. Darlin Uti, 30, was diving in the murky water to clear an underwater pipe near his home in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, when the large crocodile “suddenly pounced”, according to local media.
The victim’s sister, who was on the river bank, desperately tried to rescue him by grabbing the hose he used to breathe underwater to pluck him to safety.
But the crocodile thrashed around in the water and disappeared into its depths having plunged its sharp teeth into Darlin’s crotch.
Indonesian authorities immediately began searching for the missing man from the Kinapani Village along the Malaoge River.
The Search and Rescue Team (SAR) spotted the missing man’s body the next day, when the crocodile reappeared on the surface – with its jaws still clamped around Darlin’s groin.
The poor man’s lower legs and feet can be seen in a horrifying video sticking out of the water, as the huge crocodile floats past before submerging again.
Rescuers boarded boats and chased after the beast, before eventually retrieving his body intact.
Darlin’s remains were taken given to his family for a funeral.