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Fisherman Escapes From Crocodile’s Jaws
MMEA personnel carrying the patient on a stretcher onto their vessel.
August 31st, 2017 | 10:27 AM | 1019 views
KUDAT
A fisherman escaped alive from a crocodile attack near Banggi Island, off northern Kudat district, on Tuesday night.
Nursahim Nusiri, 40, was fishing when the medium-sized reptile attacked him from behind around 9pm.
The crocodile grabbed Nursahim’s upper torso, but he managed to escape the reptile’s jaws by beating it repeatedly with his bare hands.
After freeing himself, he started screaming for help and attempted to climb out of the water.
Children playing nearby heard his cries and informed other villagers who managed to scare the crocodile away before taking him to safety.
Nursahim suffered broken ribs as well as injured lungs and was immediately sent to a clinic in Karakit for treatment.
He was later transferred to the Kudat Hospital with the assistance of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
MMEA Sabah and Labuan director First Admiral Mohd Zubil Mat Som said Nursahim was taken to the Kudat hospital on a MMEA vessel, Pengawal 44, from Banggi Island around 1 am yesteday.
“MMEA received a call for assistance from Dr Hanif bin Ab Rahman of Banggi Island health clinic to transfer a patient, who suffered broken ribs and internal bleeding of his lungs, after he was attacked by a medium sized crocodile while fishing along the beach.
“We immediately responded to the call and deployed our vessel Pengawal 44 arriving at Banggi Island jetty around 1am. MMEA personnel then carried the patient into the vessel and headed to Kudat, reaching the jetty in Kudat at 2.45am on Aug 30,” he said in a statement yesterday.
The patient was then transferred into a waiting ambulance and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Zubil added that the patient was reported to be in stable condition, thanks to the working relationship and quick response time between the Health Department and MMEA in Kudat.
“Besides search and rescue operation, we are also ready to provide assistance to the community and government departments in the event of an emergency by contacting the MERS 999 number,” said Zubil.
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courtesy of THE BORNEO POST
by THE BORNEO POST
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