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Red flags have been put up on Nai Harn and Yanui Beaches to warn tourists of a crocodile in the water.

Locals and Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos have been patrolling the southern beaches trying to locate the crocodile that was first reported yesterday morning by a local fisherman.

Mayor Aroon says, “I can confirm that there is a crocodile which is three metres long. This crocodile has been spotted lying on Nai Harn Beach about three times. Every time someone spots it and tries to get closer for a photo it scampers into the sea.”

“Last night the crocodile was spotted lying on a rock in front of a hotel at Nai Harn Beach.”

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Phuket’s latest crocodile escapee was spotted from a drone yesterday (July 27) afternoon near Layan Beach. The drone spotted the crocodile 200 metres from Layan Beach at 3pm yesterday.

Cages have been set up along the beach and around rocks with chicken meat to tempt the hungry crocodile.

The lone crocodile has been drifting with the current northwards along Phuket’s west coast since it was first sighted off Yanui and Nai Harn beaches ten days ago. Hundreds of officials and specialist crocodile hunters have, so far, been unable to get close to capturing the shy crocodile. The closest the Surat Thani ‘crocodile whisperers’ came to snaring the 1.5 metre (an educated guess from officials) crocodile was when it made landing on Karon Beach last weekend and they tried sneaking up on the croc with a net. But the crocodile, sensing the approaching men, quickly scurried back into the water.