By Tara Rippin • Published: 11 Jun 2020 • 16:25
AFTER numerous sighting reports at the weekend, Local Police of Simancas and the Guardia Civil’s Seprona began an intense search of the river Pisuerga for the reptile, believed to have been one and a half metres long.
A Guardia Civil officer was among those who claimed to have witnessed the crocodile cruising the waters.
Guardia Civil #Valladolid finaliza la búsqueda del supuesto cocodrilo que podría haber sido avistado en la confluencia de los ríos Duero y Pisuerga Tras seis días de rastreo no se han hallado indicios de la presencia de un animal de esas característicashttps://t.co/WUsEX3yYl6 pic.twitter.com/ppwBuMIchJ — Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) June 11, 2020
Guardia Civil #Valladolid finaliza la búsqueda del supuesto cocodrilo que podría haber sido avistado en la confluencia de los ríos Duero y Pisuerga
Tras seis días de rastreo no se han hallado indicios de la presencia de un animal de esas característicashttps://t.co/WUsEX3yYl6 pic.twitter.com/ppwBuMIchJ
— Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) June 11, 2020
Drones and heat seekers were used, and a professional tracker was brought in on Monday to help with the search. He concluded tracks left behind were human and discarded half eaten fish were likely to have been consumed by an otter.
All the same, he said “that doesn’t mean the crocodile isn’t here.”
The area where the rivers Duero and the Pisuerga merge was cordoned off and members of the public were asked to stay away for their own safety.
Despite this, a swimmer believed to be drunk, dived into the water and a search began after he was not seen again. There have been no updates on his whereabouts.
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/06/10/spanish-police-searching-for-missing-man-who-dived-into-river-where-hunt-for-crocodile-continues/
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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