POLICE in Spain are searching for the person who released a menacing 3ft crocodile into a reservoir at a Spanish tourist hotspot.
Tourists were left frightened after spotting the scaly beast near a popular bathing spot, which police sat could have caused a serious injury.
Police are searching for the person who released a 3ft crocodile at a holiday hotspot in Spain[/caption]
A group of teenagers spotted the animal before it could cause any damage[/caption]
The reptile was luckily seen by teenagers and captured by cops before it could cause any harm.
The Guardia Civil is now probing who may have released the animal into the reservoir in Albacete in Castilla-La Mancha.
The nature protection service (Seprona) originally thought the reptile was an alligator but later identified it as a yacare caiman.
This species is a member of the crocodile family usually found in Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.
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