Costa Rica: Boy whipped to death by crocodile in shallow water while

A little kid was dragged under water and whipped to death by a crocodile while playing in the shallow part of a river.

Julio Otero Fern ández, 8, remained in knee-deep water in the Matina River, near his house in Lim ón, Costa Rica, when the scary attack occurred.

His moms and dads, Don Julio and Margini Fern ández Flore, were required to enjoy as the reptile ‘floated away with their son’ s body’.

Margini informed regional media it would be ‘impossible’ to remain in their house due to the fact that‘in every corner of the house we find something that reminds us of Julito’

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She stated: ‘We can’ t be here, due to the fact that we invest whenever keeping in mind how good it was to have him here with us.

‘It is really tough for us, so we are going to need to leave here.

‘Whenever we remember what happened, it is impossible not to shed tears.’

She and her other half are wishing to take their 4 other kids, aged in between 3 and 16, to reside inNicaragua

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It has actually been a couple of days considering that the disaster however Julio’s body has actually still not been discovered.

Heavy rains have actually made it tough for search groups, who state it is difficult to understand which crocodile eliminated the kid.

Regional director of the Lim ón Red Cross, Tatiana Díaz, discussed they think Julio might have been required to the animal’s burrow or cavern undersea.

She stated: ‘But we don’ t understand which among them it is.

‘We have actually carried out a hook with a strip to see if it pulls something, however to no get.

‘It’ s really tough to concentrate on a single point.’

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