A 45-year-old man was missing on Friday following a giant crocodile pounced on him and dragged him into the mid of the river ,while he was taking bath in the Brahmani river.
The victim was identified as Basant Kumar Parida, a resident of Srirampur village under the Pattamundai police station.
A fellow villager, who was taking bath near the ill fated person, informed the matter to the family members of the victim. Later, the local fire tender personnel started a search operation but failed to trace the body.
Sources said such incidents are most frequently occur during the monsoon and winter months in coastal district.