Pulau Gaya islanders catch 200kg croc lurking off KK city waters

Civil Defence Force personnel fastening the trapped crocodile on the boat after villagers in Pulau Gaya trapped the reptile.

KOTA KINABALU: A crocodile measuring over three metres was caught by islanders after trying to attack a child in the waters of Kampung Lok Baru on Pulau Gaya, off the city here.

The 200kg reptile, which was believed to have been lurking in the waters off the city for months, was trapped by the villagers at about 4pm on Wednesday (May 22).