Filipino Tourist Bitten After Mistaking 4.5-Metre Crocodile for Statue

Filipino Tourist Bitten After Mistaking 4.5-Metre Crocodile for Statue

Goody Feed Singapore·2025-05-02 18:01

A 29-year-old tourist was mauled by a crocodile after entering its enclosure at Kabug Mangrove Park and Wetlands Zoo in Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines, on 28 April 2025.

The man, identified as Eric Saladaga Vista, mistook the 4.5-metre female crocodile named Lalay for a statue.

He climbed over a chain-link fence and waded into a shallow pool, intending to take selfies with what he thought was a lifeless display, reported NZ Herald.

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