NEW STRAITS TIMES (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 11 September 06 Police call off search for boy taken by crocodile
Kuching: Police yesterday called off the search operation for a boy believed to have been killed by a crocodile at the mouth of Sarawak River in Kampung Bako near here on Sept 3.
The operation mounted by the Fire and Rescue Department, Sarawak Marine Department and marine police with boats at the lower reaches of the river was called off at 5pm today, said Gita police station head Sub-Inspector Samsudin Hassan.
However, he said, the villagers and Rela members would continue their search for Mohd Azuan Hatta, 12, who was believed to have been taken by an estuarine crocodile while swimming with a friend.
Samsudin said police would continue to monitor the search.
Meanwhile, three of the seven pieces of bait set by a bomoh (traditional medicine man) to entice the crocodile at the upper reaches of the river were said to have been eaten by a crocodile.
The bomoh, Cheek Inu from Gedong who has a reputation for capturing crocodiles, laid the bait with carcasses of monkeys and dead chickens last Wednesday.
Police call off search for boy taken by crocodile