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The 4.4 metre crocodile killed Deasy Tuwo Ronny Adolof Buol/PA Images

Woman mauled to death by pet crocodile in Indonesia

The pet was owned illegally and has been transferred to a conservation area.

AN INDONESIAN WOMAN has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said yesterday.

Deasy Tuwo, the head of a laboratory at a pearl farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi, was killed by the 4.4-metre reptile last Thursday, authorities said.

The 44-year old’s badly mauled body was found by colleagues the following morning, Hendrik Rundengan, from the local conservation agency, told AFP.

“The indication is that she fell into the crocodile’s enclosure,” he said, adding the incident was still being investigated by police.

The crocodile, named Merry, had eaten one of the woman’s hands and most of her abdomen was missing, Rundengan said.

“These parts may still be inside the crocodile now,” he added.

The giant reptile was sedated and removed from its enclosure on Monday in a three-hour operation that involved dozens of people, including conservation officials, the army and police.

The reptile, which was owned illegally, will be transferred to a conservation area, Rundengan said.

The Indonesian archipelago is home to a vast array of exotic wildlife, including several species of crocodile that regularly attack and kill humans.

In April 2016, a Russian tourist was killed by a crocodile in the Raja Ampat islands, a popular diving site in the east of the archipelago.

© AFP 2019

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    Mute Stephen Deegan
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    Jan 17th 2019, 8:09 AM

    PET. CROCODILE.

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    Mute Gerry Campbell
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    Jan 17th 2019, 8:34 AM

    @Stephen Deegan: kinda like having “a local TD” sounded good at the time,but absolutely devour you when it suits …

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    Jan 17th 2019, 7:10 PM

    @Gerry Campbell: well why don’t you become a TD yourself if it’s so easy. Please show them how to do it properly….run a country or at least direct policy. See how you get on.

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    Mute Seriously stunned
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    Jan 17th 2019, 8:18 AM

    Well look on the bright side , they didn’t put the crocodile down.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 8:25 AM

    Maybe it’s an Indonesian thing but I’ve never wondered about owning a pet crocodile. Like do you feed it, take it for walks or swims, take it to the vet for a check up?

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    Jan 17th 2019, 9:01 AM

    @Sorcha Hendry instagram: @SorchaHendry86: “owners” like to believe that they have “control “over the animal which obviously is total nonsense .

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    Jan 17th 2019, 9:02 AM

    @Quentin Moriarty: the same could be said for some dog owners.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 9:14 AM

    @Donegal Doseofshh: pet dog = pet crocodile. I see the similarity there *eye roll

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    Jan 17th 2019, 8:55 AM

    Could they not have just got a Jack Russell?

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    Jan 17th 2019, 9:17 AM

    @Conor G:too many hairs she said.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 9:24 AM

    @Conor G:
    The croc would only be snacking on a Jack Russell – he’d need 6 at least!

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    Jan 17th 2019, 12:08 PM

    @Conor G: I have a Jack Russell. There are times I wish I’d gone for the easy option like a crocodile maybe.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 10:12 AM

    Apparently crocodiles don’t make ideal pets. Who would have thought

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    Jan 17th 2019, 9:30 AM

    The crocodile didn’t know it was a pet

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    Jan 17th 2019, 12:18 PM

    You can’t call him “Merry” and not expect him to eat and drink.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 1:10 PM

    This is not local news ! Where’s Bulmer Hobson ?

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    Jan 17th 2019, 11:25 AM

    Who knew Lake Placid was an educational movie. She could have learned a lot from Betty White.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 2:22 PM

    Darwin award.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 2:20 PM

    The crocodile is revered in some parts of Indonesia. I think it was once believed that the ancestors lived in the crocodile or something like that.

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    Jan 17th 2019, 2:14 PM

    Crocodile that regularly attack and kill humans?? Wha?

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    Jan 17th 2019, 11:46 AM

    Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes

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