Man released on bail after boy injured in UK zoo crocodile enclosure

A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy ended up in a zoo's crocodile enclosure has been released on bail, British police say, after he was assessed as being not fit for an interview. The boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after staff at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in central England, pulled him from the enclosure following the incident on Thursday. Cambridgeshire Police said the child suffered serious injuries "while in the enclosure". The BBC is reporting he was attacked by at least one crocodile during the incident. Other British media have reported that the wife of the zoo's owner jumped in to save the three-year-old boy. The 30-year-old man who was arrested at the scene has now been released on bail until September 18 pending further inquiries. "The man, who is not known to the victim, was assessed as not being fit for interview," police said in a statement. Detective Inspector Verity McCann said police were still trying "to understand the circumstances surrounding this distressing incident". Johnsons of Old Hurst, a family-owned farm whose zoo features more than 100 animals with a particular focus on crocodiles, has said its Tropical House would remain closed until further notice. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the boy and his family," it said in a statement on Facebook. Reuters/ABC