Monday, April 23, 2007

Catch Ya Later, Alligator...

A child, surnamed Liu, disappeared Friday after Liu and three other children climbed over the fence around a pool in the park that had been used to stage crocodile shows.

"The children shot the animals with catapults and beat them with wooden sticks," the news agency said. "One of the irritated crocodiles bit Liu's clothes and dragged him into water, where he was eaten by a swarm of crocodiles."

The crocodile was shot Saturday in a park in Beihai, a city in the Guangxi region, by investigators looking for the missing child. Investigators confirmed that human remains found in the reptile were that of the student, the report said.

Snipers used pork, the other white meat, to lure the reptiles from the pool on Saturday and shot the first one that crawled ashore, the report said.

No other details were given, and it wasn't immediately clear what would happen to the other crocodiles. Elton John could not be reached for official comment, but hopes the crocs keep on "Rockin".

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think a mace-club or a crossbow would be have been more effective than a catapult in the situation.