770-Pound Crocodile Caught at Outback Tourist Destination

A 770-pound male crocodile is tied to the back of a trailer in Katherine, Australia on Aug. 28, 2020. Courtesy Northern Territory Dept. of Tourism, Sport and Culture via AP

DARWIN, Australia—Wildlife rangers have trapped a 4.4-meter (14.5-foot) saltwater crocodile at a tourist destination in Australia’s Northern Territory, the biggest caught in the area in years, a wildlife ranger said Monday.

The 350-kilogram (770-pound) male was caught in the Flora River at a remote nature park 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of the Outback town of Katherine, said Katherine senior wildlife ranger John Burke.