Dizi Tuvo, 44, a researcher at a research laboratory in the Indonesian city of Tomohon, was eaten alive by a laboratory crocodile named Merry. While feeding, the five-meter reptile unexpectedly jumped up and, grabbing Tuvo, who was feeding it, dragged the woman into the water.
Dizi Tuvo, 44, an Indonesian biologist, was eaten alive by a crocodile in her own laboratory in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi. The reptile attacked the woman while feeding. A five-meter crocodile named Merry suddenly jumped out of the water and grabbed a woman who, leaning over the pool, was feeding him meat. When laboratory staff arrived at the scene, the remains of the scientist were still in the mouth of the reptile.
The staff of the CV Yosiki laboratory made a terrible find when they did not find Dizi Tuvo on the spot. Approaching the artificial reservoir where the crocodile lived, they noticed a strange object in the water. These were the remains of the scientist, which the crocodile held in its mouth. According to experts, the reptile most likely climbed on its hind legs and jumped up the 2.5-meter wall to drag the woman into the water.
According to eyewitnesses, the crocodile was not hungry: he received a full diet daily, consisting of chicken, tuna and meat. In the past, he attacked other crocodiles, but no one would have thought that he would one day attack a person.
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The rescuers had to tinker a lot to get the body of the deceased out of the water: every time they tried to fish out the remains with a net, the reptile fiercely rushed at it.
Ultimately, the crocodile was captured, tied up tightly and sent to a medical laboratory, where specialists must examine the contents of its stomach and confirm that it did eat a human.
The crocodile, tightly bound and tied to a wooden stretcher, was taken out of the laboratory and loaded into a car to be sent for research in a large crowd.
Friends and colleagues describe Dizi Tuvo as a “calm person” who was very fond of animals. A colleague of the deceased, Erling Rumengan, talks about the terrible moment when they found Tuvo's body. “When we looked into the crocodile's pool, there was an object floating there. These were Deasy's remains. We were afraid to touch them and immediately contacted the Tombariri police station. Perhaps the crocodile jumped on her from the side. The animal was still full, which is probably why it did not finish eating it."
Crocodile Merry has been sent to a wildlife rescue center in Bitung, where specialists will check the contents of his stomach. Meanwhile, local police tried to locate the reptile's owner. According to reports, this is a Japanese businessman, the creator of the laboratory. On the day of the incident, he was not there.
“While we are looking for the owner of the crocodile,” says Tomohon police chief Rasvin Siret. - We coordinate work with local authorities. I think the owner should at least admit what happened. But we have not seen him and do not know where he is. In addition, we need to make sure that he has the right to keep crocodiles and other expensive aquatic animals in his laboratory. If there is no such permission, he will be arrested."
Author: Varvara Lyutova