A killer crocodile was shot with machine guns after eating a fisherman in Indonesia.

Roy, 32, allegedly ignored the warnings of his friend Adil, 32, to go fishing in the croc-infested Pelogor River in East Kalimantan, on February 27 evening.

The hard-headed fisherman waded into the murky green water to set up his net while his wary companion stayed on the riverbank. However, a mammoth 17ft crocodile pounced on him, sinking its fangs deep into his arm.

Horrified Adil watched as the powerful beast flailed Roy around like a rag doll before yanking him underwater. He ran back to the village to call for help.

He said: 'I warned him that there were crocodiles when we were fishing, but he continued to stay there until the crocodile appeared and attacked him.

'I waited for a bit, but he did not resurface, so I immediately told nearby authorities and informed his family of what happened.'

Police and volunteers conducted a search after receiving the report. They scoured the river overnight and found Roy's partially dismembered body drifting on the river on February 28 morning.

The crocodile was seen still lurking near his corpse.

Footage shows an officer gunning down the animal in the water. He mercilessly peppered the reptile with bullets until it stopped moving.

The search team then dragged the reptile onto the riverbank and cut its stomach open to collect Roy's missing body parts.

Police inspector Erik Bastian said: 'The victim's body was found floating not far from the location where he was attacked by the crocodile. When found, the victim was no longer intact, as his legs and arms were missing.

'When the crocodile was captured, pieces of the victim's body, namely the left leg and hand, were found in the crocodile's stomach and were immediately handed over to the victim's family.

'We urge people to be more vigilant in carrying out their routines, especially when engaging in activities in areas inhabited by wild animals.'

Crocodile attacks are one of the biggest dangers in rural Indonesia.

On February 18, Markes Hasibuan, 10, was playing with his friends in the Sejenuk River in Kubu Raya Regency when a 13ft crocodile suddenly emerged and latched onto his torso.

Police are still conducting a search operation to find his body. However, to this date, it has not been discovered.

The Indonesian archipelago is home to 14 types of crocs - with a large population of extremely large and violent estuarine crocodiles that flourish in the region's climate.

Conservationists believe that crocodiles have been driven further inland closer to villages due to overfishing reducing the crocodiles' natural food supplies combined with habitat loss from the development of coastal areas into farms.

Widespread tin mining has also caused villagers to encroach on the crocodiles' natural habitats, pushing the creatures closer toward people's homes.

With uneducated locals in the developing country still using rivers for bathing and primitive fishing, the deadly combination of factors has led to rising numbers of crocodile attacks.