Fisherman Killed by Komodo Dragon

LEGIAN ~ A fisherman was mauled to death by a Komodo dragon after he ventured into a remote island sanctuary for the giant killer lizards, police said.

The fisherman died from massive blood loss after being bitten in the leg as he looked for fruit on the deserted island in the east of the archipelago.

“The fisherman was with some friends and took a break on Rinca island. He entered the jungle to find some sugar-apples,” local police deputy chief Benny Hutajulu said on Tuesday.

“The Komodo suddenly grabbed his heel… His two friends in the boat heard a scream and rushed to help him.”

The reptile had disappeared when his friends arrived but the man died on his way to hospital.

“A doctor said that he was bleeding badly and losing a lot of blood,” Hutajulu said.