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| Bristol police hunt for crocodile under bridge | Bristol police hunt for crocodile under bridge |
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| Police were called out to search for a 6ft (1.8m) crocodile reportedly seen on the loose in Bristol. | Police were called out to search for a 6ft (1.8m) crocodile reportedly seen on the loose in Bristol. |
| Avon and Somerset Police Chief Constable Nick Gargan said on Twitter that a bus driver had alerted police about the animal earlier. | Avon and Somerset Police Chief Constable Nick Gargan said on Twitter that a bus driver had alerted police about the animal earlier. |
| "One of our officers was flagged down by a bus driver today, claiming to have seen a 6ft crocodile... We can't find it," he said. | "One of our officers was flagged down by a bus driver today, claiming to have seen a 6ft crocodile... We can't find it," he said. |
| A police spokesman confirmed officers had been sent to look for the creature. | A police spokesman confirmed officers had been sent to look for the creature. |
| The force did not reveal details of the extent of the search - or indicate how seriously they were taking the sighting. | The force did not reveal details of the extent of the search - or indicate how seriously they were taking the sighting. |
| "We were called at 10:28am on Monday, February 3, to reports of a crocodile sighted on Bedminster Bridge," the spokesman said. | "We were called at 10:28am on Monday, February 3, to reports of a crocodile sighted on Bedminster Bridge," the spokesman said. |
| "We carried out a search of the area but found no trace of the reptile." | "We carried out a search of the area but found no trace of the reptile." |
| Crocodiles tend to congregate in the slow-moving rivers and swamps of Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas, according to BBC Nature. | Crocodiles tend to congregate in the slow-moving rivers and swamps of Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas, according to BBC Nature. |
| A previous sighting of a crocodile in British waters - reported in the English Channel - turned out to be a piece of wood. | A previous sighting of a crocodile in British waters - reported in the English Channel - turned out to be a piece of wood. |