A crocodile baby was found swimming in the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Swimming Pool in Dadar, Mumbai. Urban swimming pools are considered safe places to learn to swim. Many citizens are attracted to swimming pools because of the good trainers and health care. However, a sudden incident like this can throw safety and security into question.
As per reports, it is also said that this crocodile baby has injured an employee who is being treated at a hospital. A disaster was averted when an employee spotted the crocodile baby. He hurriedly caught the crocodile baby and locked it in the drum. After this incident, the forest department, fire brigade and disaster management team were informed.
The authorities have speculated that the crocodile may have entered the swimming pool from the neighbouring zoo. Earlier, some animals like pythons and snakes escaped from the same zoo and there was a lot of panic. Now there is an atmosphere of fear among the citizens because of the incident.
