Police in Tulagi, Central Province responded to a report of 7 year-old male attacked by a crocodile at Poipodilo settlement via Voloa main village Central West big Ngella today (28 December 2017) and assisted the boy for medical attention.
It was alleged the boy was swimming in a river at Poipodila settlement and then the crocodile attacked him by pulling the boy into the river and was lucky relatives of the boy show the attack and responded by distracting the reptile with stone attacks and cause the dangerous reptile to leave the boy.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “The boy has been assisted by my officers to get medical attention at Tulagi Hospital and in safe hands of Tulagi medical authority.”
“The communities who live alongside rivers, creeks, streams and coastal must take extra precaution from the danger of reptiles, says Supervising PPC Maelasi.
Inspector Maelasi adds, “People should report any sighting of insecure crocodiles in their communities that may of danger and report the sightings to their nearest police station or call Police Communication free toll line 999, for police to hunt and destroy the reptiles.”