A crocodile was sent in jail for a night in a police station of a remote Australian mining town after it attacked fishermen.

They were working on the the boat ramp at the Nhulunbuy Yacht Club in Northern Territory when they spotted the crocodile in the water which then ‘had a go at them.’

Police and wildlife officers found the crocodile in shallow water about 30 yards from the ramp and decided to hold it in the cell until it could be moved to a crocodile farm. (metro)