Mystery crocodile confounds Crete police
Published: 5:23 pm, Monday, 7 July 2014
Greek police say they are baffled by the mysterious appearance of a two-metre long crocodile spotted lounging near an artificial dam on the tourist island of Crete.
'Clearly crocodiles do not occur naturally here, so the owner probably wanted to get rid of it,' a local police official has told news agency AFP.
The reptile, which is about two metres long, was sighted by a team of local fire officers on patrol near Rethymnon, on the north of the island, on Sunday.
Crocodiles are not native to Europe.
Two reptile experts from the Heraklion Natural History Museum are due to arrive on Monday to help capture the animal.
The official said police were also planning to circle the dam with a fence to protect local residents.
While police said there was no sense of panic, Athens Press Agency Ana said authorities were concerned by rumours of the presence of a second crocodile.
The Crete crocodile is not the first to make an unexpected appearance in European waters. In 2001, fire officers in Austria were called to rescue a South American crocodile from the Danube.
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Published: 5:23 pm, Monday, 7 July 2014
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| ''Sifis'' is named the two-metre long crocodile spotted lounging near an artificial dam on the tourist island of Crete. |
Greek police say they are baffled by the mysterious appearance of a two-metre long crocodile spotted lounging near an artificial dam on the tourist island of Crete.
'Clearly crocodiles do not occur naturally here, so the owner probably wanted to get rid of it,' a local police official has told news agency AFP.
The reptile, which is about two metres long, was sighted by a team of local fire officers on patrol near Rethymnon, on the north of the island, on Sunday.
Crocodiles are not native to Europe.
Two reptile experts from the Heraklion Natural History Museum are due to arrive on Monday to help capture the animal.
The official said police were also planning to circle the dam with a fence to protect local residents.
While police said there was no sense of panic, Athens Press Agency Ana said authorities were concerned by rumours of the presence of a second crocodile.
The Crete crocodile is not the first to make an unexpected appearance in European waters. In 2001, fire officers in Austria were called to rescue a South American crocodile from the Danube.
- See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/
Greek police say they are baffled by the mysterious
appearance of a two-metre long crocodile spotted lounging near an
artificial dam on the tourist island of Crete.
'Clearly crocodiles do not occur naturally here, so the owner probably wanted to get rid of it,' a local police official has told news agency AFP.
The reptile, which is about two metres long, was sighted by a team of local fire officers on patrol near Rethymnon, on the north of the island, on Sunday.
Crocodiles are not native to Europe.
Two reptile experts from the Heraklion Natural History Museum are due to arrive on Monday to help capture the animal.
The official said police were also planning to circle the dam with a fence to protect local residents.
While police said there was no sense of panic, Athens Press Agency Ana said authorities were concerned by rumours of the presence of a second crocodile.
The Crete crocodile is not the first to make an unexpected appearance in European waters. In 2001, fire officers in Austria were called to rescue a South American crocodile from the Danube.
'Clearly crocodiles do not occur naturally here, so the owner probably wanted to get rid of it,' a local police official has told news agency AFP.
The reptile, which is about two metres long, was sighted by a team of local fire officers on patrol near Rethymnon, on the north of the island, on Sunday.
Crocodiles are not native to Europe.
Two reptile experts from the Heraklion Natural History Museum are due to arrive on Monday to help capture the animal.
The official said police were also planning to circle the dam with a fence to protect local residents.
While police said there was no sense of panic, Athens Press Agency Ana said authorities were concerned by rumours of the presence of a second crocodile.
The Crete crocodile is not the first to make an unexpected appearance in European waters. In 2001, fire officers in Austria were called to rescue a South American crocodile from the Danube.
Mystery crocodile confounds Crete police
Published: 5:23 pm, Monday, 7 July 2014
Greek police say they are baffled by the mysterious
appearance of a two-metre long crocodile spotted lounging near an
artificial dam on the tourist island of Crete.
'Clearly crocodiles do not occur naturally here, so the owner probably wanted to get rid of it,' a local police official has told news agency AFP.
The reptile, which is about two metres long, was sighted by a team of local fire officers on patrol near Rethymnon, on the north of the island, on Sunday.
Crocodiles are not native to Europe.
Two reptile experts from the Heraklion Natural History Museum are due to arrive on Monday to help capture the animal.
The official said police were also planning to circle the dam with a fence to protect local residents.
While police said there was no sense of panic, Athens Press Agency Ana said authorities were concerned by rumours of the presence of a second crocodile.
The Crete crocodile is not the first to make an unexpected appearance in European waters. In 2001, fire officers in Austria were called to rescue a South American crocodile from the Danube.
'Clearly crocodiles do not occur naturally here, so the owner probably wanted to get rid of it,' a local police official has told news agency AFP.
The reptile, which is about two metres long, was sighted by a team of local fire officers on patrol near Rethymnon, on the north of the island, on Sunday.
Crocodiles are not native to Europe.
Two reptile experts from the Heraklion Natural History Museum are due to arrive on Monday to help capture the animal.
The official said police were also planning to circle the dam with a fence to protect local residents.
While police said there was no sense of panic, Athens Press Agency Ana said authorities were concerned by rumours of the presence of a second crocodile.
The Crete crocodile is not the first to make an unexpected appearance in European waters. In 2001, fire officers in Austria were called to rescue a South American crocodile from the Danube.
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