KUALA LUMPUR: The sighting of a crocodile in a river in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Feb 20) has snapped the attention of many online.
In a post on X at 1.21pm on Feb 20, user @sangratu18 said the reptile was spotted in the Klang River between Gardens Mid Valley and KL Eco City.
She had seen the reptile from a bridge connecting the two locations, and said that this was a small upgrade from the usual monitor lizards found in the water.
The post has drawn about 600,000 views, 4,100 retweets and 7,500 likes as at 10pm the same day.
Some social media users have responded to the sighting with humour, including one that said the crocodile had travelled to KL to uplift spirits.
Meanwhile another user said they would drop by the area on the weekend, because seeing the reptile reminded them of their home in Sarawak.
At about 6pm, another user on X said that officers from the National Parks Department were seen on-site, alongside those from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall - the city council which administers the Malaysian capital - as well as Malaysia’s Civil Defence Department.
Videos posted on Facebook by Malaysian news outlets showed the officers lowering a cage into the Klang River, in the hopes of capturing the crocodile.
Quoting Brickfields police chief Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood, a locla daily reported that relevant agencies had been present since the afternoon.
He added that a boat was deployed into the river to locate and capture the reptile, and that traps would be set to lure it in. - The Straits Times/ANN
