Tue May 27, 2008
BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- A city official says an expert is searching for a crocodile spotted in a river in central Germany.
Hildesheim city spokesman Horst Richter says two municipal employees got a five-minute glimpse of the reptile Monday on a backwater of the Innerste river. The roughly 2 1/2-foot (80-centimeter) animal then disappeared into the brush.
Richter said Tuesday the employees' account was credible because one of them was an avid reptile enthusiast.
It was not immediately clear whether the animal was a crocodile, an alligator or a caiman. The reptile may have been purchased as a pet and released into the river.
Richter says the city has recruited an animal control expert to search for the beast. He says the backwater it was seen in is not open to the public for swimming.
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