SFC, in a statement here today, said the latest catch was a male crocodile, weighing about 500kg, hooked just 200 metres from the Kampung Pinang jetty, Kota Samarahan, some 30km from here.

“As with the previous crocodile, it was also cut open and the stomach contents examined. Some degraded hair and bones have been found and it will be sent for forensic examination for determination of origin,” it said.

Swat will continue to monitor the situation along Sungai Samarahan, but the culling operation will be moved elsewhere for the time being.

Members of the public are reminded not to be complacent and to be vigilant when using the river.

This is the third crocodile culled in Swat’s operation at Sungai Samarahan in response to the crocodile attacks in Kampung Baru and Kampung Pinang in mid-September.

On Sept 30, it was reported that a male crocodile measuring 2.9 metres, was culled during Swat’s operation at the river, followed by another measuring 4.4 metres, on Oct 8.