Published Date:
24 June 2009
A FRENCH village is on alert after sightings of a crocodile in a local pond.
Police and anglers have joined the hunt for the creature which has been dubbed the "Loch Ness monster of the Vosges."
The village of Xertigny, which has 3,000 inhabitants, has been stunned by the unexplained sightings and sightseers have gathered by the water to follow the hunt.
A chicken has been left by the water to attract the animal but has so far remained unscathed and local authorities are considering draining the pool.
"We have been around the pond several times and you can't really say if anything is there," said Bruno Aime, whose anglers' association had used a sonar device to investigate the pool.
"I think it's carp but it could also be a caiman of about 1.50 metres. The equipment doesn't let you see the difference between a pike of a metre long and a caiman of 1.50 metres," he said.
Crocodiles are found only in zoos and parks in France.
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Last Updated:
24 June 2009 10:58 AM
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Location:
Burnley
