The attack was brutal and lasted long minutes, under the dumbfounded eyes of other visitors.
A selfie that goes wrong
A moment of recklessness almost cost a tourist in a zoo at Philippines. Monday April 28, 2025, at the Zamboanga Sibugay zoo, a 29 -year -old man crossed the enclosure of a crocodile. Indeed, he thought with a statue. He approached the animal, foot in the water, phone in hand, ready to take a selfie. But the animal, very real, did not allow itself to be done, reports the site Ouest-france.fr.
30 minutes of anxiety
The crocodile, a female named Lalay, attacked without warning. He grabbed the tourist to the arm, then to the thigh, now in his mouth for about thirty minutes. The victim, unable to get out, tried to stay calm. Witnesses attended, helpless, this scene. It took the intervention of a healer to deliver the man, by hitting the animal’s head with a concrete block.
Serious injuries, but not vital
The injured man was immediately taken care of by the emergency services of the zoo. Transported to hospital, he received more than 50 stitches. His days are not in danger. According to the first observations, the tourist would not have identified the animal as real. He would have thought it was a decorative installation. Zoo officials recall that entering an enclosure is strictly prohibited. This behavior endangers the life of the visitor, that of the staff and that of the others present on the site.
