A baby crocodile has been captured after swimming in a creek behind a Bunnings Warehouse in Newcastle for two days.
The crocodile's presence behind the store in Wallsend in Newcastle's west was first reported on Saturday afternoon, with police called to a creek at Federal park at around 4.30pm.
Once the crocodile was spotted in the water, police formed a perimeter to stop the crocodile from escaping and to prevent people from going too close to it.
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It is not known how long the crocodile had been there, or where it came from.
Despite animal handling specialists from a reptile park arriving on scene that night, they were unable to capture it.
They returned the next day and were able to successfully capture the crocodile.
Despite initial reports of more crocodiles in the area, police confirmed there had been no further sightings.
There were no reported injuries.
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