A crocodile took a dip in the pool of a luxury hotel in northeastern Australia this weekend, but failed to move guests relaxing in the sun just steps away.
A video posted on social media showed the young carnivore lying at the bottom of the pool at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Port Douglas.
“I don’t want to alarm anyone, but there is a crocodile in the pool at the Sheraton,” Instagram user Lisa Keller said in a video showing the scaly predator.
A handful of tourists could be seen lounging on loungers around the edge of the pool, although none ventured into the water.
“Nobody cares,” Keller says.
The video matched images of the pool on the hotel’s website.
Hotel manager Joseph Amerio said the crocodile was spotted early Saturday morning and the pool was cordoned off until Queensland state wildlife officers removed it in the afternoon.
“At no time were the guests and the animal in the pool at the same time,” he stated.
It is estimated that more than 100,000 saltwater crocodiles and less aggressive freshwater crocodiles live in northern Australia.
