Boy,8,mauled to death by Crocodile in front of horrified parents after being dragged under water
A YOUNG boy was mauled to death by a crocodile in front of his horrified parents after being dragged underwater as he played. Julio Otero Fernández, 8, was having fun in the Matina River in Limón, Costa Rica, when the predator dragged him to his death. The boy was dragged into the depths of the river by a crocodile as his parents watched on in horror. The youngster – who had been splashing around in knee-deep water – was then pulled deeper into the river as his family watched on in horror. Julio’s body has still not yet been found and could be hidden anywhere in the area. His distraught parents Don Julio Otero and Margini Fernández Flores said they’re now moving away to Nicaragua to stop their other four children – aged between 3 and 16 – from being attacked by the protected animal. They have also made a desperate plea to authorities to find the crocodile and kill it. The third grader’s dad said: “The hardest thing for ...