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Schönewerda (Thuringia) – Unstrut’s crocodile, sighted in late August, apparently reappeared on Sunday. The fire brigade, police and volunteers search for the six-foot-long reptile again.
A horse owner discovered the animal near Schönewerda in Kyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia) on the state border with Saxony-Anhalt, district fire inspector Jonas Weller told BILD: “We take the threat very seriously.”
▶ ︎ The woman reported that the crocodile was lying on the shore with its mouth open. Your horses would have been scared. Then she plunged back into the unstrut. In addition, there were more indications.
Photo: Sebastian Willnow / dpa
“data-zoom-src =” https://bilder.bild.de/fotos/bereits-ende-august-hatten-feuerwehr-und-wasserschutzpolizei-in-der-unstrut-nach-einem-krokodil-gesu-201514872- 72768410 / Bild / 4.bild.jpg “/> In late August, firefighters and water police had been searching for a crocodile in Unstrut.Photo: Sebastian Willnow / dpa
The district issued a public warning via the “Katwarn” warning app: “Stay away from Unstrut and avoid biking and hiking trails in the bank area.”
The fire department has been in action with boats since noon, with the support of the nature conservation authority on the coast. A police helicopter and a drone are also used.
It is possible that the animal spotted on Sunday was the suspected crocodile, which had already appeared on August 28 near Laucha in the Burgenland district about 35 kilometers upstream.
This was the search at the end of August
The search was for a reptile about two meters long swimming through the destruction. The district administrator Götz Ulrich (51, CDU) imposed a ban on bathing in the water. Fishermen must be very careful, the crocodile also likes carp and catfish.
Photo: Holger John
“data-zoom-src =” https://bilder.bild.de/fotos/auch-schleusen-blieben-lossen-201515287-72767602/Bild/6.bild.jpg “/> The locks also remained closedPhoto: Holger John
Photo: Holger John
Photo: Holger John