ELDERLY WOMAN WASHING CLOTHES IN RIVER DIES IN CROCODILE ATTACK IN PALAWAN

A 60-YEAR-OLD woman on Wednesday died after she was attacked by a crocodile in Palawan.

The victim was identified as Monelba Sariol, a resident of Bgy. Malitub in Bataraza, Palawan.

Initial probe by the Bataraza Municipal Police Station showed that the elderly woman was last seen alive at around 10 a.m. on Wednesday doing her laundry by the river bank.

An hour later, a neighbor saw a large crocodile carrying the lifeless body of Sariol down the river.

The victim’s remains were recovered two hours later about one kilometer down the river from where the attack took place.

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) called on residents of river communities to be watchful of the presence of crocodiles near river banks to avoid further attacks.

Last May 25, 18-year-old Normelito Siplan was also attacked by a crocodile while wading the shallow waters in Bgy. Sapa, also in the municipality of Bataraza.

.He was last seen pulling a small boat down a shallow part of the river with a rope tied around his waist when he suddenly vanished