Sarawak fisherman nets 3m-long crocodile


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

KUCHING: A fisherman from Kampung Bako was stunned to find a dead crocodile in his net on Thursday morning. 

Hamka Anuar, 35, went to check his fishing net near the estuary of Sungai Bako, about 20 minutes away by boat from the village, and was surprised to find it so heavy. 

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