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Child attack crocodile enclosure reopens to public
Key takeaways
- The young boy from Cambridgeshire was visiting the zoo (pictured in April) with family.
- Staff at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Cambridgeshire rescued the three-year-old after he ended up in the enclosure on 18 June.
- The zoo initially closed its Tropical House "out of respect to the family", but it posted on Facebook on Saturday, external to say the site was now "fully open".
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The young boy from Cambridgeshire was visiting the zoo (pictured in April) with family. A crocodile enclosure has reopened nine days after a boy was seriously injured when he was attacked by at least one of the reptiles.
Staff at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Cambridgeshire rescued the three-year-old after he ended up in the enclosure on 18 June.
The zoo initially closed its Tropical House "out of respect to the family", but it posted on Facebook on Saturday, external to say the site was now "fully open".
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