Crocodile kills Indonesian man fishing for crabs The crocodile apparently sprang from the water and pulled 51-year-old Zam Ledoh under as he searched for crabs, Kupang district police spokesman Lt Yoseph Marsudi said. The attack happened on Tuesday in the Amabi river in East Nusatenggara province. The farmer's mangled body was found downriver the next day. Villagers in the area have asked authorities to do more to protect them from crocodiles, including hunting and killing the one that killed the farmer. Lt Marsudi said the river is home to some 20 saltwater crocodiles but attacks against humans are rare. A crocodile killed another farmer in the same river in January, and residents killed it days later. Saltwater crocodiles can grow to up to 23 feet long and are the world's largest reptile.