Boy, 13, killed by crocodile while retrieving football from river in Indonesia

Published date: Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:26:58 +0700

A boy was mauled to death by a crocodile while trying to retrieve a football from a river in Indonesia.

Muhammad Abidzhar, 13, was playing with his friends on the riverbank in Kutai Kartanegara Regency when the ball fell into the Mahakam River.

	Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
	30/03/2026
	ViralPress
	VRP177322
	Duration: 00:41
	Rating: News safe
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