Finally, After Many Years, The Crocodile Wearing A Tire Collar In Palu, Which Went Viral, Was Successfully Evacuated

The crocodile with a motorcycle tire around its neck was successfully evacuated by residents, Monday 07/02. ANTARA/ (Kristina Natalia)

PALU - A man named Hili (35), a resident of Palu City, Central Sulawesi, managed to evacuate a crocodile wearing a tire collar in the Palu River, Jembatan II, South Palu District.

The evacuation was carried out independently by Hili with a snare system using ropes, bamboo and a chicken as bait.

"I've been preparing to catch this crocodile for a few weeks," said Hili, quoted by Antara, Monday, February 7.

According to Hili, he managed to evacuate the crocodile wearing a tire collar around 18.30 WITA. The motorcycle tire that was wrapped around the crocodile's neck immediately came off.

“The one that caught me was myself, but I asked the residents for help to lift it to the ground. Maybe 50 people helped lift it,” said Hili.

"Three times this tire crocodile has escaped from my snares. Luckily today it worked," he added.

Meanwhile, on site monitoring, hundreds of residents watched Hili's action releasing a motorcycle tire that was wrapped around the crocodile's neck.

Then the community together with the Palu City Fire and Rescue Service and the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) released the crocodile back into its habitat on the Palu River.

It is known that the crocodile wearing a tire collar went viral on social media around 2016. A number of reptile observers and animal experts from abroad came to Palu City to evacuate but failed.