Crocodile kills woman bathing in a river in eastern Indonesia

A crocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in eastern Indonesia, police and locals said Wednesday, with villagers later recovering parts of her body from the slaughtered animal.

Halima Rahakbauw, 54, was swimming in a river in Wali village on the Maluku islands after spending Tuesday morning looking for clams when the reptile struck.

Rahakbauw's neighbour, Rustam Ilyas, said relatives and friends started a search when she failed to return home.