Phuket – Authorities in Phuket are pursuing a sighting of a crocodile in the ocean, for a DNA examination.
The sighting was made at Yanui Beach in Rawai Subdistrict. Somchai Kunluang, the person who claimed to have seen the saltwater crocodile, said he had taken a photograph of a crocodile approximately three meters long while going fishing. He said the crocodile was swimming towards the shore but had seen human activity and then swam away.
The crocodile was believed to be the same one that was sighted earlier in the day by fishermen. Authorities have issued a warning to tourists and residents not to go to the beach at night.
In August last year, a foreigner took a photograph of a 3-meter crocodile along Lepang Beach in Choeng Thale subdistrict. Authorities were able to capture that crocodile and conduct a DNA test. Results revealed that the crocodile was of a mixed breed and the crocodile was handed over to Phuket Zoo for temporary care.
