Philippines: Heroic brother saves sister from the jaws of death, fights crocodile

A young girl was immediately rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after being saved by her brother, reportedly sustained deep cute on her right calf from the crocodile's jaws, but her condition according to reports, appears to be stable now. The teenage boy whose quick thinking and even quicker action saved the life of his sister is now being hailed as a hero. The incident is said to have occurred in the Palawan district of southern Philippines on November 15. 

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Heroic actions

15-year-old Hashim was crossing the river with his 12-year old sister Haina when a 14-ft long crocodile caught hold of little Haina's right leg and tried to pull her off the bridge and underwater. Hashim who had already crossed the bridge by the time of the attack jumped to his sister's rescue. The brave teenager hurled rocks at the crocodile and managed to pull his sister out of the monster's grips.

The local media reported that while the girl sustained deep cuts in her right calf, she was in stable condition after being taken to the nearest hospital in Balabac. The authorities are still on the lookout for the 14-ft look crocodile and have also issued a warning to residents to be wary while crossing rivers or bridges.

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Constant Threat

This is not the first instance of a crocodile attack, in January of this year, a man had allegedly sunk his teeth into a crocodile that had attacked his daughter. Luckily both the man and his daughter survived the attack. 

The Philippine Crocodile is considered to be the most severely threatened crocodile species in the world. Although this species was once found over the whole of the Philippines, it is now critically endangered. In addition, very little is known about the natural history or ecology of the species.

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