A mentally impaired man survived a crocodile attack Monday, April 28, in Barangay Laih, Siay town in Zamboanga Sibugay province.
The Siay local police reported that an adult male individual who lived in Barangay Batu, Siay town sustained a bite wound on his right leg.
Police said that the mentally challenged victim was wandering in the vicinity when he spotted the crocodile in its cage. Mistaking it for a plastic toy, he leaped into the enclosure, resulting in the crocodile attacking and biting him.
The victim was successfully rescued by the crocodile owner and was immediately brought to Dr. George T. Hofer Memorial Hospital in Barangay Tenan, Ipil town, Zamboanga Sibugay for medical treatment.