A Royal Bengal Tiger pounced on Sushil Majhi, 62, while he was rowing up a riving in eastern India.
He and his children, son Jyotish and daughter Molina, were fishing for crabs in the small boat when the big cat pounced.
"Suddenly, my sister cried out: 'Dada, bagh (tiger)'," Jyotish, 40, said.
"I was stunned, and my body froze. All I saw was a flash of yellow. It took me a moment to register
the gruesome sight before me.
the gruesome sight before me.
"My father was completely buried under the beast. I could only see his legs thrashing about. I shook off my numbness and grabbed a stick."
According to witnesses the tiger leaped off the boat with Mr Manjhi in its mouth and quicklydragged him into the jungle.
dragged him into the jungle.
This is the fourth recent incident of a fisherman being attacked and killed by a tiger in the region.
The incident occurred in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, one of the largest tidal mangrove forests in the world.
It is home to many of the estimated 1,900 Royal Bengal Tigers left in India.
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