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DATE:	ANIMAL:	LOCATION:
30th August 2004	CROCODILE?	Kingswinford

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Kingswinford
CROCODILE?
A warning notice stating there have been several sightings of a crocodile in a public park in Kingswinford seems likely to be a hoax. The notice, on a Dudley Council letterhead, asks people to contact the council’s escaped pet unit, which does not exist.

(Source: BBC News 30th August 2004)

Contributed & Written by: Lisa Willow

File: 1588
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More on the Kingswinford Croc
Notices appeared around a lake in the King George VI park, Kingswinford, on August 28 warning of a crocodile like creature. They appear to have been issued by Dudley Council but some people felt they were hoaxers Chris Mullins of Beastwatch UK asked for locals to report any sightings,

(Source: Stourbridge News - 12th September 2004

Written by Paul Williams

File: File: 1588
Ref No: 1652

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