Giant 21ft killer croc is caught

Captured ... Mayor Cox Elorde and locals with killer crocodile

A GIANT 21ft crocodile feared to have attacked several villagers has been caught after a three-week hunt.

The one-ton male saltwater beast was trapped in a creek in Bunawan, in the Philippines, on Saturday night.
It is one of the largest crocs ever to be captured alive in the country.
Dozens of locals and staff from a crocodile farm set up traps to catch the monster after reports of a number of savage crocodile attacks.
The reptile is suspected of killing a tragic fisherman who went missing in July.
The croc may now be put into a planned ecotourism park in the southern town.
Mayor Cox Elorde says that this would turn it "from a threat into an asset".
After the hunt, he said: "We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers. When I finally stood before it, I couldn't believe my eyes."
About 100 people had to pull the crocodile from the creek to a clearing where a crane lifted it into a truck.