SANDAKAN, Dec 15 — A man managed to scream for help when he was attacked by a crocodile in an incident at the Batu 8 squatter area here last Friday.

According to Sinar Harian, the reptile surged at the 28-year-old victim as he was crossing a wooden bridge in the area at 8.20pm.

Acting Sandakan police chief Superintendent K. Ramasamy, said investigations revealed that the victim was on his way across the wooden bridge to his brother’s house when the attack occurred.

"The victim was suddenly attacked by a crocodile, and during the incident, he screamed and called for help.”

"The victim’s body was later found by his family members approximately two metres away from the scene at 9.30pm the same day, with bite marks from a crocodile on several parts of his body,” he said in a statement today.

He added that the victim’s body was taken to the Duchess of Kent Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case has been classified as a sudden death.