SUMUT - Two estuarine crocodiles are known to roam around the coast in Saombo Village, Gunungsitoli District, Gunungsitoli City, North Sumatra. Residents are advised to be careful.
"For the time being we urge people not to bathe in the sea around Saombo Village to prevent casualties," said the Head of the Community Protection (Linmas) and Fire Brigade, Gunungsitoli City Satpol PP, Yusgo Telaumbanua, quoted from Antara, Monday, May 3.
Yusgo said, according to a resident named Hamna Zega who had caught a crocodile, there were still 2 roaming the beach location.
"The resident told us that he saw three crocodiles, and only one of them had been caught on Saturday," he said.
Meanwhile, Hamna Zega hopes that the related parties who deal with the wild animal problem will help catch the crocodile with the help of the residents.
"We hope that the related parties who deal with the wild animal problem will step in to catch the two more crocodiles because it is very disturbing for the residents," he said.
Earlier Saturday, May 1, residents saw estuarine crocodiles sunbathing on the reef on the beach around Saombo Village, Gunungsitoli District, which is densely populated with houses.
Hamna Zega and several other residents were about to catch fish with traps, but they saw a crocodile sunbathing on the reef.
He immediately set up a fishing line with fish bait and lured the crocodile that was sunbathing on the rock.
Seeing the bait, the crocodile that was sunbathing immediately ate it, so the crocodile was caught and became a spectacle for residents passing by on Jalan Yos Sudarso, Saombo Village, Gunungsitoli District.
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