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Residents of Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia were finally able to remove a used tire stuck in a wild crocodile's neck for six years. Luckily, the 13-foot beast didn't grow big enough to eventually choke on the rubber.

World News - PALU, INDONESIA (AFP, REUTERS) - A wild crocodile which has swum around with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesian officials and residents said on Tuesday (Feb... Read more at www.tnp.sg

PALU, Indonesia: A wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tire for more than five years has been rescued, freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday. Conservation workers have been trying to lure the stricken saltwater crocodile from a river since 2016 after residents of Palu city on Sulawesi island spotted the

An Indonesian crocodile stuck in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued, freed from the rubber vice, and released in the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday. In 2016 residents of Palu city on Sulawesi island spotted the saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre around its neck, prompting conservation workers to try to lure it from a river. But late on Monday, a local resident rescued the 5.2m (17ft) long reptile from its tight grasp. The reptile had usually been spotted sunbathi...

A crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued and released back into the wild.

The crocodile was released back into the water immediately after the rescue

Animal welfare groups and professionals have been trying to free the crocodile for years, but in the end, it was a local resident that succeeded.

A wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued, freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday.

The Palu River is home to more than 30 crocodiles, according to experts.

After more than five years, an Indonesian crocodile is finally free. The crocodile was first spotted in 2016 in Palu city on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island with its neck stuck in a motorcycle tire. Every attempt to rescue it failed, until a local resident finally managed to trap it.