A SCHOOL boy was brutally mauled to death by a crocodile while playing in a river with pals.

Fikri Qurniawansyah, 10, was riding a makeshift canoe with mates when the deadly reptile pounced on them in Riau province, Indonesia.

Search and rescue crews in boats after a boy was killed by a crocodile.A 10-year-old child has been killed by a crocodile in Indonesia Crocodile's head and open jaws in the water.The school boy was killed by a crocodile while playing in a river

The youngster is believed to have put his hand in the water before the predator chomped down on his arm.

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