An elderly woman from Negri Sembilan had a frightening encounter with a saltwater crocodile while collecting prawns along the banks of Sungai Timun, an experience she had never faced in her 30 years of prawn collection. Duyong assemblyman Datuk Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halim visited the woman, who is in her 60s, at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital (HTJ) in Seremban after hearing about the attack.
According to Mohd Noor, the woman was climbing out of her boat near a jetty when the crocodile suddenly tried to pull her into the river. The woman stated that she had never been attacked by a crocodile in the three decades she had collected prawns by cruising along the river.
Mohd Noor, who is also the deputy chairman of Melaka’s science, technology, innovation, and digital communications committee, revealed that the woman underwent corrective surgery on Monday to address her injuries from the attack. Despite the horrifying moment, the woman, popularly known as “Makcik Nurkaisar,” managed to overpower the crocodile.
The assemblyman had spoken to the woman twice to learn about her experiences collecting prawns along the river, which stretches between the borders of Negri Sembilan and Melaka. He noted that this was the first time a crocodile had attacked a human along the river.
Sungai Timun is a tributary of Sungai Linggi, which serves as a habitat for saltwater crocodiles. A 2020 study recorded a total of 164 crocodile observations, with the largest species measuring 5m long and the smallest measuring 1m long. The saltwater crocodile is a threatened wildlife species and is fully protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716).
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