WILD TIGER KILLS A MAN IN INDONESIA WHILE IN AUSTRALIA CROC ATTACK A GIRL

A rare 12-year-old Sumatran tiger named "Trenggani" swims in the water within its enclosure

An Indonesian man was killed when a rare Sumatran tiger dragged him from a forest hut, broke his neck and shattered his skull before his friends could save him, a conservation official said Monday.

• The victim, 25, died from his injuries after the attack on Sunday night at Berbak National Park in Jambi province, Sumatra island, provincial conservation agency head Didi Wuryanto told AFP.
• "A Sumatran tiger went into the makeshift hut while they were asleep and dragged one of the men out. There was a struggle but the tiger managed to break the victim's neck and bit the back of his head, leaving a hole," he said.

While in Australian a child was slashed in a near escape from a crocodile, police said Monday, as a hearing into a fatal attack on a schoolgirl last year reignited debate on managing the predators.

File photo of a saltwater crocodile near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.

• The five-year-old girl was swimming off tropical northern Australia on Sunday when she encountered the saltwater reptile, police said.
• "She received a laceration to her leg and quite deep," superintendent Mike Murphy told state radio.
• "I believe it's from the rear foot of the crocodile. Obviously the claws have gouged her and basically slashed her leg open."
• Rangers searched the area but were unable to find the crocodile, he added.

Source: AFP