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Crocodile Kills Woman in Eastern Indonesia

Villagers recover body parts from the reptile after fatal attack in Maluku islands

  • Halima Rahakbauw, 54, was attacked while bathing in a river after clam digging.
  • Villagers and police retrieved body parts from the crocodile's stomach.
  • The crocodile was approximately four meters long, but its species remains unidentified.
  • Recent incidents include a tin miner killed by a crocodile and a spate of deadly python attacks.
  • Indonesia has a history of frequent and fatal crocodile attacks on humans.
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