Killer crocodiles pose risk in E. Timor

LOSPALOS, East Timor - Mario Da Cruz could only watch in horror as a small army of crocodiles killed a child on an East Timor beach - another victim of the tiny nation's soaring rate of attacks.

Such incidents have jumped more than 20-fold over the past two decades with an average of one person a month falling prey to the ferocious reptiles, though not all are fatal.

"I was walking along the beach and suddenly this group of crocodiles came out of the water so I panicked and ran, but one of them bit my leg," explained Da Cruz.

Killer crocodiles pose risk in E. Timor

Killer crocodiles pose risk in E. Timor

Killer crocodiles pose risk in E. Timor

Killer crocodiles pose risk in E. Timor

Killer crocodiles pose risk in E. Timor