Daniel Island, SC – Several dozen people gathered on Saturday in an apartment complex along the coast of South Carolina to remember a resident of a long time that died the day before, a crocodile called Walter that left next to a pond on the property for more than a decade.
Walter was murdered on the property after several complaints during the past week, said Daniel Island Village’s management to the Charleston NBC WCBD affiliate in a statement.
The neighbors in the Apartamentos complex near Charleston said that Walter had been circling for the complex for more than a decade, not only winning a name but a bit of fame.
Vigil organizer Rebekah Cole told the television station that people with pets and children could walk just going to Walter and not bothered.
“It was a part of the community. Although it was a cold -blooded animal, we all loved it and torn us all, ”said Cole.
On a February 2024 Facebook post, Daniel Island Village scored the warmest climate after winter chill with a photo of the crocodile that passed the time next to a pond.
“The summer savings time is coming to an end! You are warming up! The people of Daniel Island are on the edge of a beautiful flower! The test is in the pudding, Walter is out! The publication reads.
Caimanes are a species threatened and protected by the federal government, but state law allows permits to be granted to kill or eliminate them if they threaten people.
At least six people have been killed by Caimanes in South Carolina in the last decade.
The Apartament Complex received a permit in the last two years to eliminate a crocodile if they decide that it is a discomfort and can hire a contractor to get rid of the animal, said South Carolina’s Natural Resources Department in a statement.
The last week’s statement of property administrators said that Walter’s death followed state law and that “the news about its approval can be distressing and [we] I sincerely appreciate your understanding. “
“In the future, continue to comply with the published signaling about not feeding wildlife, including the caimanes,” said the property administration. “For everyone’s safety, if you observe the wild life displaced in our community, do not interfere.”
