Zookeeper Jumped Into Crocodile Enclosure To Save Boy

A UK zookeeper was praised for his heroism after jumping into a crocodile pen to save a 3-year-old boy on Thursday.

Tracey Johnson, who owns Johnsons of Old Hurst farm and zoo in Huntingdon with her husband Andy Johnson, immediately entered the enclosure after learning the little boy was inside. Cambridgeshire Live reports. Andy Johnson he told the BBC He said his wife jumped into the enclosure about 15 meters below elevated, fenced walkwaysto catch the child.

The boy who visited the zoo with his family died hardly Written by a 30-year-old man arrested for attempted murder. Cambridgeshire police said: The man and the child did not know each other.

“He put himself in great danger,” Chris Newman, director of the National Center for Reptile Welfare and a friend of the Johnson family, told the BBC. HE also praised his “extraordinary courage”.

“He would always risk his own life to save someone else,” he said. “She is an extraordinary woman and very brave.”

He told Cambridgeshire Live he believed the child would have to be thrown into the enclosure due to the height of the fences around the walkways.

The boy suffered serious injuries from the incident and was in critical but stable condition at hospital, police said Thursday. It is not yet clear whether his injuries were caused by the alligators or from falling into the pen.

The suspect, who was reported to be mentally disabled, was released on bail.