A 7.5 foot long crocodile was rescued on Sunday from the Gajrawadi area of Vadodara city which has three temples in the vicinity.

A team of animal rescue volunteers, led by Hemant Vadhwana, received a call around 8.30 pm on Sunday that a crocodile had been spotted near the Gajrawadi Sewage Pumping station.

The crocodile had ventured close to three temples in the area, which were crowded due to the ongoing festivities. During the rescue, the crocodile attempted to escape several times, snapping at the rescuers and turning turtle. The scenes caused panic among onlookers, even as the rescuers attempted to bring it under control.

Vadhwana said, “It took us over an hour to bring the crocodile under control as it attempted to free itself from the grasp… When we finally succeeded after multipl

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