An Indonesian plantation worker survived a deadly attack from a crocodile on Thursday. 38-year-old Falmira De Jesus was gathering water when she was attacked and dragged into the creek by a crocodile.
The crocodile held her in its jaws for over an hour and a half while she yelled for help. When people rushed to save her, they reported seeing her slowly sink as the animal moved around. Other employees tried to use a pole to poke it until help arrived and pulled her out of the water.
Falmira was rushed to the hospital, where doctors assessed severe injuries to her arms and legs.
“I was in pain from where the crocodile was holding me. I couldn’t break free. Then I started to feel like I was getting weaker. I just thought I was going to die because I fell underwater,” recounts Falmira.
Environmentalists believe that a combination of factors like overfishing and habitat loss due to the development of coastal areas into farms have caused crocodiles to move further inland, leading to an increase in deadly attacks.
An Indonesian plantation worker survived a deadly attack from a crocodile on Thursday. 38-year-old Falmira De Jesus was gathering water when she was attacked and dragged into the creek by a crocodile.
The crocodile held her in its jaws for over an hour and a half while she yelled for help. When people rushed to save her, they reported seeing her slowly sink as the animal moved around. Other employees tried to use a pole to poke it until help arrived and pulled her out of the water.
Falmira was rushed to the hospital, where doctors assessed severe injuries to her arms and legs.
“I was in pain from where the crocodile was holding me. I couldn’t break free. Then I started to feel like I was getting weaker. I just thought I was going to die because I fell underwater,” recounts Falmira.
Environmentalists believe that a combination of factors like overfishing and habitat loss due to the development of coastal areas into farms have caused crocodiles to move further inland, leading to an increase in deadly attacks.
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