CNN —A remote Australian community has taken revenge on a massive saltwater crocodile by eating the 3.6-meter (11.8-foot) beast blamed for devouring pets and chasing children.
On Wednesday, police in the town of Bulla in Australia’s Northern Territory shot the crocodile after deeming it a “significant risk to the community.”The animal was barbecued after it was shot by police.
Numbers have boomed in the decades since, with the Northern Territory now home to some 100,000 crocodiles, according to the local government.
In April, a 16-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile in northern Queensland while attempting to swim to shore after his boat broke down.
A nine-year-old boy was lucky to survive a crocodile attack in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park in January, after being hospitalized with “puncture wounds.”
Persons:
“, ”, Andrew McBride, ” Sergeant McBride, Kristen Hay
Organizations:
CNN, Northern Territory Police, ABC
Locations:
Bulla, Australia’s Northern Territory, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia