Police remove crocodile from Guanacaste river where tourists swam
Swimmers in Guanacaste had an unwelcome sunbather at the beach, the National Police reported on Wednesday.
The leathery-skinned beach bum wasn’t a sunburned Gringo but a 3.5-meter-long crocodile.
Police responded to a call that the croc had appeared swimming in the Cañas River in Guanacaste near where some 50 swimmers and tourists were enjoying the riverbank.
With the assistance of some fearless locals, authorities wrangled the reptile and handed it over to the Environment Ministry. The croc was loaded onto a truck and sent to a wildlife refuge administered by the ministry.
You may be interested
Costa Rica tourism extension: Clarifications and details
Alejandro Zúñiga - March 3, 2021The Immigration Administration (DGME) has issued the decree formalizing the extension of tourism visas until June 1 for visitors who…
DIMEX required for vaccination, Costa Rica says
Alejandro Zúñiga - March 3, 2021Costa Rica began administering coronavirus vaccines in December 2020, and the country hopes to inoculate its entire adult population. We've…
Campaign to help families, businesses in Guanacaste
The Tico Times - March 3, 2021Costa Rican authorities this week relaunched a campaign to support businesses and provide meals to tourism employees who lost their…
