Croc leads cops on Nile chase
2006-09-20 16:58
Cairo - Egyptian police were searching the waters of the Nile on Wednesday for a crocodile, which plunged into the river after fleeing from a tourist complex, said a security source.
Three crocodiles escaped from the riverside Pharaoh Village tourist attraction while they were being transferred between cages on Tuesday.
Two were recaptured by river police, but a third, about 1.2m long, was still eluding police after disappearing into the depths of the Nile.
The tourist village had been keeping the reptiles illegally.
- SAPA