Morjim resident uploads photo on Facebook.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BENGALURU: Tourists visiting the Goan beach of Morjim are advised to be extra vigilant while going for bathing as a fully grown crocodile, caught on camera by a resident on Wednesday, is yet to be captured by the forest authorities.
Morjim beach, famous for its inflow of tourists from Russia, is located 30 KM away from the capital of city of Panaji and is also known as ‘little Russia’ due to its popularity among Russians.Follow @ambazaarmag
The presence of the crocodile came to light when a set of photos of the crocodile moving into the sea was caught on camera and uploaded on Facebook by Nilesh Bagkar, a resident of Morjim.
He wrote on his Facebook wall “Mrng walk # saw crocodile on morjim beach for the first time… Friends plzzz be careful !â€
Deputy conservator of forests DNF Carvalho said on Thursday “It is not from the sea. It must have come from the Chapora river, which flows into the sea at Morjim. It must have been chased by the dogs and that is why it ended there.â€
Usually, crocodiles are found in hinterlands near to marshy rivers, which are plenty in Goa, but this is not the first time that a crocodile sighting is reported on the heavily visited beaches of the state. According to government statistics, an estimate of three million tourists visit the luxurious and scenic beaches of Goa every year.