Villagers net dead crocodile

Sarawak Forestry Corporation wildlife officer Wan Mazlan Wan Majian inspecting the crocodile carcass at Kampung Bako in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: Six villagers found a dead crocodile in their fishing net near the estuary of Sungai Bako here.

Hamka Anuar, 35, and his friends from Kampung Bako thought they had caught a large fish when they checked the net at about 10am yesterday and found it to be heavier than usual.