Warded: Chin being wheeled into the ward after receiving treatment at the SGH accident a
and emergency unit.
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.
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