Extraordinary moment a crocodile carries the intact body of a boy, four, to rescuers a mile away from where he drowned in Indonesian river
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The extraordinary moment a crocodile carries the intact body of a boy, four, to rescuers a mile away from where he drowned in an Indonesian river

Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya, 4, went missing in East Kalimantan two days before

A 10-foot-long crocodile swam nearly 700 feet carrying the boy on its back

The reptile dropped the boy off at a boat on the Mahakam River in Borneo

This is the extraordinary moment a crocodile carries the intact body of a four-year-old boy to rescuers a mile away from where he drowned in a river in Indonesia.

The boy - named in local media as Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya - had gone missing two days before near the Jawa Estuary in the province of East Kalimantan.

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Startling footage from the Mahakam River in Borneo shows the giant croc swimming through the water carrying the youngster on its back.

Baffled fishermen spotted the 10-foot-long reptile as it swam nearly 700 feet across the estuary bay towards a boat.

The reptile - normally one of nature's most ruthless killers - dropped the body by a boat, where two men are seen pulling the boy's body aboard.

It meant that the family could be reunited with their son.

Local media reports there were no bite marks on the body.

Members of the East Kalimantan Search and Rescue Agency received information that a crocodile was carrying the child they had been looking for.

Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya, 4, went missing in East Kalimantan two days before
A 10-foot-long crocodile swam nearly 700 feet carrying the boy on its back
The reptile dropped the boy off at a boat on the Mahakam River in Borneo

This is the extraordinary moment a crocodile carries the intact body of a four-year-old boy to rescuers a mile away from where he drowned in a river in Indonesia.

The boy - named in local media as Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya - had gone missing two days before near the Jawa Estuary in the province of East Kalimantan.

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Baffled fishermen spotted the 10-foot-long reptile as it swam nearly 700 feet across the estuary bay towards a boat.

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The boy - named in local media as Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya (left) - had gone missing two days before near the Jawa Estuary in the province of East Kalimantan

The boy - named in local media as Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya had gone missing two days before near the Jawa Estuary in the province of East Kalimantan
The reptile - normally one of nature's most ruthless killers - dropped the body by a boat, where two men are seen pulling the boy's body aboard.

It meant that the family could be reunited wi
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