500kg killer croc caught in trap set up by Tawau wildlife officers


KOTA KINABALU: A crocodile which was believed to have killed an Indonesian man at Sungai Pang Burong in Tawau district last April has finally been captured.

Tawau Wildlife Department officer Sailun Aris said traps were set up along the river following the crocodile attack which saw the 60-year-old man killed.

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