Prince Harry rescues 4-metre crocodile
Prince Harry has shocked onlookers with his daring rescue of a four-metre crocodile at Liwonde National Park, during an African conservation trip.
The young royal helped to restrain the injured and thrashing croc in an attempt to remove the metal hook from its mouth.
An onlooker told The Sun, “A crocodile had been caught in a trap and had a chain in its mouth and wrapped around its leg so Harry and the boys went looking to try and save it.”
The reptile was reportedly not tranquilised and the men involved could have been seriously hurt at any time.
The onlooker went on to explain to the paper that “someone stuck an arm down the croc’s throat to try to get the hook out but it wasn’t possible so we sawed off the rest of the chain which the croc just swallowed. “We then untied it, picked up his tail and he slid exhausted back to river."
The group of rescuers and conservationists reportedly gushed at Harry’s enthusiasm to be involved in the rescue, as well as the down-to-earth manner he has exhibited during the entire trip.
Park operations manager, Lawrence Munro, said the 31-year-old was very “uncomplicated”.
“He stipulated from the beginning that he wanted to live with the guys and eat with the guys and have no special treatment.”
Harry embarked on the trip in July to spend the remainder of the English summer working on a project transferring 500 tranquilised elephants hundreds of miles to save them from poachers in Africa.
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