Zoo worker jumped into crocodile enclosure to save injured boy, BBC told
A three-year-old boy is in critical condition after an incident at a crocodile enclosure in a Cambridgeshire zoo. A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and police are investigating the circumstances of the injury.
Why it matters
The incident raises serious safety and security concerns regarding public interaction with dangerous animals in private zoo facilities.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Rachael McMenemy BBC The zoo houses crocodiles at its site near Huntingdon The owner of a zoo where a three-year-old boy was critically injured in the crocodile enclosure said his wife jumped in to save the youngster.
The report relies on official police and zoo owner statements to convey the facts of a sensitive public safety incident.
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