ALOR GAJAH: A crocodile attack report at Sungai Timun jetty in Lubok China here has been made with the police.
In the incident on Friday , 65-year-old woman Nurkaisa Ausad was injured after fighting a saltwater crocodile, which tried to drag her into the river.
Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said the report was lodged by the victim’s 24-year-old son at Lubok China police station here on Monday .Supt Arshad said the victim sustained injuries on her right ankle. She also injured her head when she hit the hull of her boat while fighting the reptile.ALSO READ:It was reported that Nurkaisa was collecting prawns along Sungai Timun with a group of fishermen.
As she was ascending from her boat at the jetty, a crocodile suddenly bit her and tried to drag her into the water.Sungai Timun is a tributary of Sungai Linggi, which is a habitat for saltwater crocodiles - a threatened wildlife species and is fully protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 .
A total of 164 observations of these crocodiles were recorded in a study conducted in 2020 with the largest species observed measuring 5m long and the smallest was 1m long.
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