{"id":7666,"date":"2025-09-20T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/elderly-father-in-msia-fights-crocodile-but-fails-watches-helplessly-as-son-gets-dragged-away\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:40:19","slug":"elderly-father-in-msia-fights-crocodile-but-fails-watches-helplessly-as-son-gets-dragged-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/elderly-father-in-msia-fights-crocodile-but-fails-watches-helplessly-as-son-gets-dragged-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly father in M\u2019sia fights crocodile but fails, watches helplessly as son gets dragged away\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Father battles crocodile to save son in Sarawak river<\/h2>\n<p>In a desperate bid to save his son, a father in Sarawak, Malaysia, leapt into a river to fight a crocodile.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his courage, he could only watch in anguish as the reptile dragged his son away.<\/p>\n<h3>71-year-old father fights crocodile to save son<\/h3>\n<p>The father and son involved were identified as 71-year-old Sudin Chi and 32-year-old Ahmad Alzadkhri Sudin respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sarawak Edition, eyewitness Suhaili Morshidi (name transliterated), 45, recalled witnessing the incident as he was refuelling his boat on Monday (15 Sept) afternoon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655174\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-655174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Sarawak Edition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Suhaili said he initially thought Sudin was the one being attacked, as he kept submerging and resurfacing in the water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Recounting his battle with the reptile, Sudin said, &ldquo;I tried to poke its eyes, but I couldn&rsquo;t. I also managed to hold my son&rsquo;s head before the crocodile went into the middle of the river.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Sudin got outpowered and could only watch helplessly as his son got pulled into the river and disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Search operations were ongoing as of Thursday (18 Sept).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Man in M&rsquo;sia dragged into river by crocodile while fishing, body found 12hrs later<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mAmU4jHe4Y\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Man in M&rsquo;sia dragged into river by crocodile while fishing, body found 12hrs later<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Canva. 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