Fourteen-year-old Musa Nsukwini screamed in fear as he tried to fight off a 6m-long crocodile.
The teenager managed to pull himself free for a few seconds, desperately calling for help, but the reptile snatched him again and disappeared into the deep waters of Sibhicayi River in northern Zululand.
On Thursday, Musa's two younger friends, from the Mduku area near Hluhluwe in northern Zululand, described how they watched in horror as their friend sank under the water in the jaws of his attacker. They told the Daily News that they would never forget how he was killed.
Musa is the second person in the area to be killed by a crocodile in the past three months. Mamedudla Nxumalo, an adult, was also killed by a crocodile.
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Describing the incident, 11-year-old S'busiso Nxumalo and Sbongakonke Ngubane, seven, said they were fishing when the crocodile snatched their friend.0
"It all happened very fast. The crocodile splashed water around him. When we were still figuring out what was happening, he was gone. He screamed, pleading for help, but we failed to help. He tried to pull back for a few seconds, but it caught him again," said S'busiso.
The boys ran for help and people combed the grassy river bed for hours with the help of officials from Ezemvelo Wildlife. They only managed to find his clothes.
Jozini police and KwaZulu-Natal Ezemvelo Wildlife officials said they were investigating a report that a third person may have also been eaten by the same crocodile.
Ezemvelo Wildlife spokesperson Maureen Zimo said a 14-year-old boy - who had been fishing with his 11-year-old friend - was dragged down into the water and "eaten" by the crocodile at the Sibhicayi River in the Mduku area on Sunday.
She said banning people from going to the river would be a major blow to the community A police communications officer at the Jozini Police Station, who declined to be named, believed the boy was eaten whole because police had been unable to find any remains.
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