KINABATANGAN, July 18 -- The body of a father who was dragged into a Sabah river by a crocodile as his teenage son watched in horror has been found.

Rusli Mardin, 57, was found at about 4.45am today, some 500 metres downstream from where he vanished after the attack while washing a boat with his 19-year-old son at Kampung Batu Putih, Berita Harian reported.

Villagers discovered Rusli's body and alerted firefighters, who rushed to the scene.

Kinabatangan Fire and Rescue Station chief Suriyadi Darwis said the victim's body was still intact, although there were bite marks on his abdomen and the right side of his neck.

"When the victim was found, the victim's body was still intact, but there were bite marks on his abdomen and the right si...