JAKARTA - East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-dept. (Sudin Gulkarmat) officers evacuated a resident's pet estuarine crocodile at the Dolog Jaya Complex, No. 18 A, Pondok Kelapa Village, Duren Palm District, East Jakarta.

The evacuation process took place dramatically because the crocodile was quite large. The Duren Sawit Sector Fire Rescue officers were dispatched to the location where the crocodile was located.

The Rescue Team evacuates crocodiles kept by residents in Pondok Kelapa, East Jakarta/ Photo: IST

"We succeeded in evacuating a 21-year-old female crocodile. The evacuation was carried out directly from the reptile's owner's cage," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Gatot Sulaeman to reporters, Friday, January 14.

The crocodile evacuation process was carried out by using a mine to trap the crocodile's mouth. Then the officers entered the crocodile cage to tie the crocodile using another rope.

After the crocodile was securely tied, the officers immediately evacuated the crocodile.

"The crocodile was taken to the Regional Office II for the Temporary Animal Rescue Center (PPS) in Tegal Alur, West Jakarta," he said.

In this evacuation process, East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. officers deployed 6 rescue personnel.

"The crocodile is 2.5 meters long," he said.


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