A wild crocodile that had a tyre stuck around its neck for six years has finally been free by a heroic Indonesian villager who lured it into a trap.
Officials and local residents confirmed on Tuesday the beast had been freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild.
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 animal with a motorbike tyre wrapped around its neck.
But it was a local resident who snared the 17 foot long reptile, who was regularly seen sunbathing in the Palu river in Central Sulawesi, from its tight squeeze late on Monday, with pictures capturing the daring rescue.
Tili, a 34-year-old bird-seller, used chicken as bait and ropes to catch the animal at the end of what he said was a three-week rescue effort, before dozens of locals helped to drag the crocodile to shore and cut the tyre around its neck.
'I just wanted to help, I hate seeing animals trapped and suffering,' Tili, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, he said.
His first two attempts to rescue the croc failed because the ropes were not strong enough to contend with its weight, he said, before turning to nylon ropes used for tugging boats.
'I was already exhausted so I let them finish the rescue, the crocodile was unbelievably heavy, everybody was sweating and getting very tired.'
The crocodile was released back into the water immediately after the rescue to relieved cheers from locals.
Officials and local residents confirmed on Tuesday the beast had been freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild.
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 animal with a motorbike tyre wrapped around its neck.
But it was a local resident who snared the 17 foot long reptile, who was regularly seen sunbathing in the Palu river in Central Sulawesi, from its tight squeeze late on Monday, with pictures capturing the daring rescue.
Tili, a 34-year-old bird-seller, used chicken as bait and ropes to catch the animal at the end of what he said was a three-week rescue effort, before dozens of locals helped to drag the crocodile to shore and cut the tyre around its neck.
'I just wanted to help, I hate seeing animals trapped and suffering,' Tili, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, he said.
His first two attempts to rescue the croc failed because the ropes were not strong enough to contend with its weight, he said, before turning to nylon ropes used for tugging boats.
'I was already exhausted so I let them finish the rescue, the crocodile was unbelievably heavy, everybody was sweating and getting very tired.'
The crocodile was released back into the water immediately after the rescue to relieved cheers from locals.
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Source: Daily Mail, Detik, Kumparan
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