Crocodile Spotted In Eastern France

by Earl Morningstarr

Inhabitants of the French village of Xertigny are on alert tonight after a 1.5m crocodile was spotted in their village pond.

The village is located in the Vosges region of eastern France, where crocodiles are certainly not indigenous. The beast has been dubbed the “Loch Ness monster of the Vosges” by local press.

The hunt for the creature is being led by police and volunteer anglers, the multiple sightings have caused a sensation amongst the villagers and tourists to the region who are gathering at the waterside to witness the hunt for the reptile and hopefully catch a glimpse of the monster.

So far dead chickens have been left on the edge of the pond to try and lure the creature out of the water, but to no avail. Bruno Aime, vice president of a local anglers’ association has been using sonar tracking equipment to scan the pond and picked up the outline of a 1.5m creature swimming in the pond. Bruno does however admit the equipment isn’t 100% accurate and what he picked up could have been a large pike.

Netting is being put up around the pond to protect local farmers sheep, and there is increasing pressure to drain the pond in order to snare the beast once and for all.

No one has yet managed to capture a picture of the creature, but there are plenty of eye witnesses some saying crocodile and others reporting seeing an iguana. Local newspaper Est Republicain is covering the hunt with hourly bulletins.

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