Man killed in crocodile attack in Philippines
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A 50-year-old man was found dead on a beach in Balabac town, Palawan province, Philippines, after being attacked by a saltwater crocodile, authorities said Friday.
Chan Alsad, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said that the victim’s body was discovered Friday morning by a search-and-rescue team on a beach in Sebaring, a coastal village in Balabac, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.
Alsad said the man, a carpenter, had been reported missing since Wednesday after he failed to return home from work.
Balabac, a remote island municipality at the southernmost tip of Palawan, has experienced several crocodile attacks in recent years.
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