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Police were on the alert after a 6ft crocodile was reported to be on the run. Police have been searching for a 6ft crocodile reportedly on the loose in Bristol on Monday.
Nick Gargan, the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, said the reptile had been spotted under a bridge in Bristol. Nick Gargan, the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, said the reptile had been spotted under the Coronation Bridge.
"One of our officers was flagged down by a bus driver today, claiming to have seen a 6ft crocodile under Coronation Bridge. We can't find it," he wrote on Twitter yesterday. He wrote on Twitter yesterday: "One of our officers was flagged down by a bus driver today, claiming to have seen a 6ft crocodile under Coronation Bridge. We can't find it."
When asked by one Twitter user whether there was a crocodile on the loose, Mr Gargan replied: "it may mean precisely that, madam. No need to stay indoors - but you may want to think twice before you go water-skiing."When asked by one Twitter user whether there was a crocodile on the loose, Mr Gargan replied: "it may mean precisely that, madam. No need to stay indoors - but you may want to think twice before you go water-skiing."
A mock croc account has since been started on the microblogging site. Chris the Croc - with the Twitter handle TheBristolCroc - already has more than 450 followers. One of our officers was flagged down by a bus driver today, claiming to have seen a 6ft crocodile under Coronation Bridge. We can't find it.
PA UK News in Pictures No other details of the crocodile sighting have been released by the force. A police spokesperson said: "We were called at 10:28am on Monday, to reports of a crocodile sighted on Bedminster Bridge.
"We carried out a search of the area but found no trace of the reptile."
The elusive crocodile even has its own Twitter page Chris the Croc - with the Twitter handle @TheBristolCroc - which has already amassed nearly 900 followers.
Additional reporting by Press Association UK News in Pictures