A man was believed dragged by a crocodile in Saribas River yesterday morning at about 7 am. Jerry anak Sylvester Ulen had gone fishing in the river near Rh George Gerrie, Bengang, Saribas when he went missing. Authorities had been informed and a search is going on for Jerry. Pic 1 - footprints of missing person and track/drag marks leading into the river. Pic 2 - Villager pointing to the Saribas river which is infested with crocodiles. Pic 3 - Fishing line of missing person found at scene of alleged incident. Pic 4 - left Tuai Rumah Eshley Bedindang, Sylvester Ulen anak Ukong the father of missing person,

SERANGAN BUAYA 24.08.2012

Dalam kejadian terbaharu pagi semalam,24 Ogos 2012. gara-gara terdesak mahu membuang air besar, seorang lelaki tercedera di punggungnya selepas digigit seekor buaya di pinggir sungai di Pending. Mangsa, 32, seorang warganegara Indonesia sebelum insiden tersebut dikatakan sedang bekerja sebelum bergegas ke sungai tersebut kerana mengalami sakit perut sekitar jam 9.15 pagi. Menurutnya, tandas terletak agak jauh dari tempatnya bekerja menyebabkan dia membuat keputusan untuk membuang air besar di tepi sungai tersebut. Bagaimanapun, menurutnya, ketika baharu membuka seluar dan mencangkung di sungai tersebut, dia tiba-tiba digigit di bahagian punggung dan berasa seperti ditarik masuk ke dalam sungai tersebut.

Populasi buaya perlu ditangani

Borneo Post 25.08.2012 Kerajaan mahu konvensyen antarabangsa dipinda; satu lagi serangan buaya di Pending KUCHING: Kerajaan negeri sedang merangka satu kertas kerja untuk dibentang di peringkat antarabangsa agar Apendiks 1 Konvensyen Antarabangsa Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) diturunkan kepada Apendiks 2 yang membolehkan buaya ditangkap, dibunuh dan didagangkan kulitnya. Timbalan Speaker Dewan Rakyat Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar berkata, usaha tersebut memang tepat pada masanya memandangkan populasi buaya di negeri ini termasuk di Parlimen Santubong semakin meningkat berbanding tahun 1980-an dan 1990-an, tatkala satu lagi kejadian buaya menyerang manusia dilaporkan berlaku di tepi sungai di Pending, pagi semalam. Menurutnya, sejak akhir-akhir ini populasi buaya di negeri ini meningkat daripada tiga kepada enam ekor bagi setiap kilometer dan perkara itu amat membimbangkan penduduk yang tinggal di kawasan tepi sungai atau berhampiran laut. Saya dimaklumkan bahawa sekarang kerajaan negeri sedang berusaha membuat satu kertas kerja supaya isu ini (peningkatan populasi buaya) dibentangkan ke peringkat antarabangsa agar undang-undang terhadap buaya di negeri ini dapat diturunkan kepada Apendiks 2 berbanding Apendiks 1 sekarang,” katanya kepada pemberita di sini semalam. Beliau berkata, sebagai spesies terkawal, tidak banyak tindakan yang boleh dilakukan masyarakat walaupun kawasan mereka kerap diserang buaya. “Kita terkilan kerana terikat dengan konvensyen antarabangsa. Kita hanya boleh ambil tindakan apabila spesies ini menyerang orang. “Namun, adakah buaya yang kita tangkap merupakan penyerang ataupun kita menangkap buaya yang tidak bersalah?” ujarnya. Menurutnya lagi, sebelum ini Malaysia dengan persetujuan beberapa negara Asia Tenggara memang sudah membentangkan kertas kerja agar undang-undang terhadap buaya diubah, namun dibantah oleh Australia. “Mereka (Australia) kata kita kena kawal dahulu. Ia sekali gus menyusahkan kita kerana negara ini amat memerlukan pindaan terhadap undang-undang ini kerana mempunyai kawasan-kawasan tepi sungai atau laut,” jelasnya. Mengulas mengenai insiden serangan buaya di Pasir Panjang pada Rabu lepas, beliau melahirkan rasa terkilan apabila mengetahui serangan buaya terhadap seorang remaja di tepian laut di kawasannya. “Lokasi kejadian merupakan tempat pelancong dan sepatutnya dipromosi. Saya kecewa kerana ada buaya di sini. “Memang ada tanda amaran di sini, namun sekarang mungkin dibuang pihak tidak bertanggungjawab,” kata Wan Junaidi. Beliau mencadangkan agar Kementerian Pelancongan dapat membina hadangan bagi mengelak buaya kembali menyerang orang ramai di kawasan tepian laut. Dalam kejadian terbaharu pagi semalam, gara-gara terdesak mahu membuang air besar, seorang lelaki tercedera di punggungnya selepas digigit seekor buaya di pinggir sungai di Pending. Mangsa, 32, seorang warganegara Indonesia sebelum insiden tersebut dikatakan sedang bekerja sebelum bergegas ke sungai tersebut kerana mengalami sakit perut sekitar jam 9.15 pagi. Menurutnya, tandas terletak agak jauh dari tempatnya bekerja menyebabkan dia membuat keputusan untuk membuang air besar di tepi sungai tersebut. Bagaimanapun, menurutnya, ketika baharu membuka seluar dan mencangkung di sungai tersebut, dia tiba-tiba digigit di bahagian punggung dan berasa seperti ditarik masuk ke dalam sungai tersebut.

24.8.2012 : Teen survives croc attack after 30-minute ‘tug of war’

       Warded: Chin being wheeled into the ward after receiving treatment at the SGH accident        a
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KUCHING: A teen has survived a crocodile attack at the Pasir Panjang beach near here.
The 14-year-old from Poh Kong Park, Ashley Austin Chin who was with five friends at the time, suffered injuries to both his thighs in the incident that happened at around 7am yesterday.

One of his friends, who declined to be named, said that Chin was in the water when he felt something tugging at him from underneath.

Chin had thought that it was someone from the group trying to be funny so he gave it a punch, said his 16-year-old friend.

To his horror, the skin of the thing was rough and it bit him. Upon taking a closer look, it turned out to be a crocodile.

Chin then shouted for help and his friends responded swiftly.

They tried to pull the reptile away and the tug-of-war went on for more than 30 minutes before it released Chin.

Chin’s friend claimed that the crocodile was about 2m long.

The group then rushed Chin to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH).

At press time, it is unknown whether a police report has been lodged.

Body of crocodile attack victim recovered

KUCHING: Mayat pemotong pokok rumbia dipercayai diserang buaya di Batang Saribas kelmarin, ditemui dekat tebing sungai di seberang Kampung Medang, Spaoh jam 7 pagi ini, kira-kira 20 kilometer dari tempat mangsa diserang.

Ketua Polis Daerah Betong, Deputi Superitendan Sarifuddin Mustaffa, ketika dihubungi berkata beberapa anggota badan Drahman Chali, 55, dari Kampung Hilir Beladin seperti tangan dan kaki sudah putus manakala kepalanya hampir terputus. "Selepas membawa mayat itu ke Hospital Betong, anggota keluarganya mengesahkan mayat itu adalah mangsa yang dilaporkan diserang buaya sebelum ini," katanya.
Sarifuddin berkata, berikutan penemuan mayat itu, operasi mencari dan menyelamat yang turut membabitkan beberapa agensi kerajaan yang berkaitan dihentikan.

Pada 19 Jun lalu, seorang wanita iaitu Siah anak Munsong, 42, menjadi korban serangan buaya ganas di Sungai Seblak, juga dalam bahagian Betong. - BERNAMA

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KUCHING, July 7 2012 — The body of a 55-year-old sago palm cutter, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile at Batang Saribas last Thursday, was recovered today.
Drahman Chali’s body, with limbs detached and head almost severed, was found near a riverbank opposite Kampung Medang, Spaoh, about 20km from where he was apparently set upon.
“His family from Kampung Hilir Beladin identified the body at Betong Hospital and the search and rescue operation involving various government agencies has since been called off,” said Betong police chief DSP Sarifuddin Mustaffa when contacted by Bernama.
On June 19, a woman, Siah anak Munsong, 42, was attacked by a crocodile at Sungai Seblak, also in the Betong division. — Bernama

Killer croc finally captured

CAPTURED AT LAST: Indet (squatting third right), Embol (second right) and others with the catch.

The public rush to the parking space at Roban to see the crocodile which Indet believes to be the infamous Bujang Seblak.

Embol (right, facing camera) and several villagers carry the crocodile to Roban town

SARATOK: A male crocodile which was believed to have devoured Siah Monsung – wife of Tuai Rumah Embol Asom from Sungai Anak, Pelunga Roban – two weeks ago was caught yesterday.
The 12-foot reptile was trapped by crocodile catcher Indet Sanabong and his assistant with the aid of two villagers around 8am.
Hundreds of people thronged Roban town when news that the crocodile which they believed to be the infamous ‘Bujang Seblak’ was brought to the town broke out.

When met Indet claimed that apart from the killer croc he had also caught another two which he believed to be Bujang Seblak’s ‘buddies’ the last few weeks.
He called them ‘Bujang Muara’ (which was 9.2 feet long) and ‘Dara Nanga’ (female, 8.9 feet long).
He said he did not doubt that the crocodile was Bujang Seblak as it bore the marks of a shotgun wound underneath its chin.
Around 4pm, the crocodile was sent to Rumah Panjang Embol at Sungai Anak by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for post mortem and data gathering.

Body of missing boy found but goes missing - Crocodile Attack

LOOKING FURTHER: Members of the search and rescue team comb the river to look for the victim.



ENGKILILI: The body of 13-year-old Peter Heerema Sadan, who went missing last Tuesday and suspected to have been attacked by a crocodile, was found around 6pm yesterday at Batang Lupar river near Linggang Ulu Tekalong in Batang Air Hilir.


However, an hour later, the body was missing, said Lubok Antu police chief DSP James Jonathan yesterday.

At press time the police were still looking for the body but villagers claimed the body went missing when they were distracted by the arrival of a search and rescue team who came to retrieve the body.

Peter was last seen bathing at the river with his stepbrother Kelimin Bayang around 4.30pm before he went missing.

According to a villager, Peter was fetching water for his family which he collected in a container before asking Kelimin to send it home. After that, he was said to have jumped into the river for a bath.

However, when Kelimin returned to the spot Peter was nowhere to be seen.

The late Peter lived with his grandfather Derin Malong after his parents divorced. Kelimin also lives with Derin.

Sri Aman Fire and Rescue Services Department and Lubok Antu district police jointly formed a search and rescue team to locate his body.

Although James confirmed holding the joint operation he declined to say whether the case was a crocodile attack.

The body was supposed to be sent for post mortem before it went missing.

Borneo Post May 24, 2012, Thursday