Scientist snatched, eaten alive by giant crocodile during feeding
By Gerard du Cann, The Sun
January 15, 2019
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A scientist was eaten alive by a 17-foot long crocodile after being dragged into its enclosure while she fed it on Friday.
Deasy Tuwo, 44, was feeding the croc named Merry early on Friday morning at the CV Yosiki Laboratory in Indonesia when the beast appears to have reared and leaped up an 8-foot-high concrete wall, pulling her into the water.
Tuwo, the head of the lab which reportedly made beauty products, was found by her coworkers at around 8:45 a.m. that day, after they noticed a “strange shape” in the water.
The reptile was found lying on the ground with Tuwo’s savaged body in its jaws.
It had ripped off Tuwo’s left arm and mutilated her upper torso.
Merry had previously killed another croc that shared its pool, and staff said it was known to be a troubled animal.
Rescue workers battled to retrieve the woman’s remains from the croc, which thrashed violently every time they tried to fish the corpse from the water.
Police said they did not know why the croc was kept near the lab, and they could not find the Japanese owner to ask him.
The reptile was finally captured and restrained on Tuesday, strapped to a flat-bed truck, before it was transported away for medical tests to confirm whether he had eaten any body parts.
Former colleague Merry Supit said: “She was the head of the lab. A quiet person. We’re confused about how this happened.”
Another co-worker, Erling Rumengan said: ”We were curious when we looked at the crocodile pool, there was a floating object, it was Deasy’s body.”
“We were afraid to touch it and we immediately reported the incident at the Tombariri police station.”
“It’s possible the crocodile jumped from the side. Maybe it’s because the crocodile was still full, it didn’t finish eating her body.”
The crocodile will be taken to a wildlife rescue center where tests will be carried out on its stomach.
Police said they were trying to trace the owner of the crocodile after the incident.
A Japanese businessman, who also opened the research facility, is believed to be the creature’s owner.
Police said he was not at the center at the time of the incident and had not been seen or heard from since the news broke.
Police chief said: “We are still looking for the owner of the crocodile, besides that we have coordinated with the authorities in the area.”
“I believe the owner must acknowledge this horrible incident.”
“We also need to know if he is legally permitted to own crocodiles and other expensive aquatics in his company.”
“If there is no permit, he will be detained.”
FILED UNDER: ANIMALS , CROCODILES , INDONESIA , SCIENTIST

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