By Liza Mohd
The crocodile tied up after being caught.
It was one croc that couldn't get away.
A young 2.95 metre long hungry crocodile that had crept into a fish rearing pond in Anduki made quite a splash before it was finally captured after a 3hour battle with 23 able-bodied men on Thursday evening.
After the alarm was raised by an Indonesian worker who was fishing at the pond, eight firemen led by Officer Pg Hj Rosli bin Pg Hj Ahmad of the Seria Fire Department as well as 11 policemen from Royal Brunei Police Force Seria led by Inspector Pg Hairol bin Pg Anwar joined in to catch the elusive croc.
The Indonesian worker who says he had seen many crocodiles lurking in the area had waited till the young reptile entered the 30-metre long fish rearing pond before he raised the alarm. First he had informed his superiors, who had in turn made the emergency calls to fire services and police departments.
It had then taken them more than three hours to get into the fishing area belonging to a fish farm company first, in order to trap the crocodile.
The young crocodile will now be handed over to the Bandar Seri Begawan Museums Department, it was told.
A signboard had already been put up at the entrance to the Lumut Anduki Recreational Park, warning the public to beware of crocodiles and to exercise extra caution as there had been croc sightings previously in the river. It further urged the public not to swim in its river as well.
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