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Missing Boy's Remains Found in Crocodile
AP
BEIJING (April 22) - A crocodile shot to death in south China during a search for a missing 9-year-old student was found to contain the child's remains, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The crocodile was shot Saturday in a park in Beihai, a city in the Guangxi region, by investigators looking for the missing child. Investigators confirmed that human remains found in the reptile were that of the student, the report said.

The child, surnamed Liu, disappeared Friday after Liu and three other children climbed over the fence around a pool in the park that had been used to stage crocodile shows, Xinhua said.

"The children shot the animals with catapults and beat them with wooden sticks," the agency said. "One of the irritated crocodiles bit Liu's clothes and dragged him into water, where he was eaten by a swarm of crocodiles."

Snipers used pork to lure the reptiles from the pool on Saturday and shot the first one that crawled ashore, the report said.

No other details were given, and it wasn't immediately clear what would happen to the other crocodiles.

Local residents said the park's owner had hired a keeper for the crocodiles, but it was not clear why the man was not at the site when the students broke in, the report said.

The manager and the keeper were being held by police.

That's too sad

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:tears:sick that is just horrific!

That is very sad and a tragedy that could of been avoided had the children not climbed a fence in order to abuse and taunt dangerous wild animals. I also think it is very sad that the keeper and park manager have been arrested for something that was not their fault. Given that this is China we are talking about those two people may never leave the jail.

It's very sad, but I don't see why the keeper and the manager were arrested for this. The kids were trespassing, and annoying the animals. It's sad it happened, but it's the kid's fault not the animals or the keepers of the place.

I agree with you ladies! Sure the manager or hte keeper should have been there but the children shouldn't have tresspassed. That is just so dangerous and stupid.

very horrific death though. I wouldn't wish that upon anyone.

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:sadeyes :tears :sadeyes :tears :sadeyes :tears

What kind of idiot goes into a crocodile pen anyway! I mean seriously- if you were at seaworld, and you were at the pool where the sharks are kept- would you jump in?

This is the exact same thing. Those kids were either not properly educated, or just plain stupid.

The fact they beat the crocodiles up is disgraceful. And i hate to say it- but when you provoke a dangerous animal on purpose, you get whats coming to you.

You wouldn't start annoying a bee hive would you? NO. If you did- you would get bit.

Silly kids. Im sorry one had to die. But i dunno- i feel for the animals more.

Wow thats so sad.

What kind of idiot goes into a crocodile pen anyway! I mean seriously- if you were at seaworld, and you were at the pool where the sharks are kept- would you jump in?

This is the exact same thing. Those kids were either not properly educated, or just plain stupid.

The fact they beat the crocodiles up is disgraceful. And i hate to say it- but when you provoke a dangerous animal on purpose, you get whats coming to you.

You wouldn't start annoying a bee hive would you? NO. If you did- you would get bit.

Silly kids. Im sorry one had to die. But i dunno- i feel for the animals more.

I agree with you on this one, any idiot should know better than to go into a pen with a dangerous wild animal. It's one thing when someone is in an unprovoked attack, it's another thing when a person deliberately taunts and causes pain to the animal. Of course the animal is going to attack, especially something as predatory as a crocodile. I do feel sorry for the kids but they should've known better.

very sad.