00:00A dozen men, including wildlife department personnel and members of the public, pulled
00:07a massive crocodile out of a river in Malacca, but the operation was no easy feat.
00:13Perhilitan said they took two hours to bring the 400-kilogram crocodile to land from Sungai
00:19Malim in Pulau Gedong, using the traditional baiting method on Wednesday night.
00:24They said the operation, which began at 6pm, concluded only at midnight.
00:29The crocodile, measuring 430 centimetres in length, was the fourth that had been captured
00:35this year at the same location.
00:37Huge crocodiles have become a cause for concern for many residents living along the river
00:42in Pulau Gedong and Klebang in recent months.
00:45The reptiles had attacked animals, including a goat belonging to a resident.
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