Civil Defence Force personnel rescue croc stranded in drain

A 13-foot saltwater crocodile was rescued by the Civil Defence Force (APM) stranded in a drain at the Samariang Muslim Cemetery Friday.

APM said in a statement yesterday a member of the public stumbled across the reptile in the drain and immediately called the agency for assistance at 4.15pm.

At the scene, APM personnel used a snare to pull the crocodile out from the drain.

A piece of cloth was also used to drape the crocodile’s head to calm it while it was being hauled out of the drain onto the grass verge.

The crocodile was then transported to the APM Kuching operations centre where it was kept overnight.

Yesterday it was handed over to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation for further action.

The crocodile in the drain while APM personnel prepare to haul it out.