Boy, 7, has arm ripped off by crocodile in front of fogeys while playing

Johandre was fiddling with his friend when he was attacked (Picture: NX)

A seven-year-old boy lost his arm after a crocodile ripped it off as he splashed in shallow water during a fishing trip last Friday.

Johandre Blom was playing within the water with a friend, just a number of feet from their parents, when he was attacked by the massive reptile in Roodekoppies Dam, situated on the Crocodile River, South Africa.

His friend, named only as Dylan, 9, screamed and tried to assist him before Johandre’s dad, Corne, ran from the caravan onshore.

Dylan’s father, Jannie Bekker, told local media: ‘The following moment my little boy screamed. I saw him grab Johandre by the arm, but there was an enormous jerk after which Johandre was away from Dylan.

‘Dylan shouted, ‘There’s a crocodile here’, and Corne and I immediately ran to the water.’

Johandre was thrown around by the crocodile before his dad managed to drag him free.

Johandre Blom, 7, poses in undated photo. He was attacked by a crocodile near Brits, South Africa. (Newsflash/NX) — The little boy is currently in a coma (Picture: NX)

They managed to drag him from the water while risking being attacked by the crocodile still circling nearby, but he was missing his left arm.

They applied towels to the wound before rushing him to the hospital by automotive.

Medics managed to stabilise Johandre before flying him to a different hospital in Alberton.

Johandre is now fighting for his life in an induced coma but has been stabilised.

The young boy’s family have began a fundraiser on BackaBuddy Fund to boost money for his rehabilitation and medical bills.

The crocodile believed to have attacked the boy was spotted within the grass near the bank, with witnesses saying it pestered a ship and folks at a close-by resort that evening.