川遊びの小学生グループに大ワニ接近、捨てられたペットか 米オハイオ州

In Ohio, USA, a group of elementary school students were playing in the river and approached by a huge abandoned pet crocodile.

In Ohio, USA, a group of elementary school students were playing in the river and approached by a huge abandoned pet crocodile.
米オハイオ州を流れる川で、水遊びをしていた子どもたちの近くに体長約2.3メートルのワニが出没する出来事がありました

There was an incident which a crocodile with a length of about 2.3 meters appeared to a nearby child who was playing in the water in a river running through the state of Ohio.

There was an incident which a crocodile with a length of about 2.3 meters appeared to a nearby child who was playing in the water in a river running through the state of Ohio.
教会の子どもたちの一行は14日夕、同州ウェストアレクサンドリアの小川で水遊びをしていました

A group of church children were playing in the creek of West Alexandria in the evening of the 14th.

A group of church children were playing in the creek of West Alexandria in the evening of the 14th.
指導員のリック・ターンブルさんによると、水の中にいたのは小学1年~6年生までの児童16人で、付き添いの大人数人が川の中や橋の上から子どもたちを見守っていました

According to the instructor, Rick Turnbull, there were 16 children from elementary school between first grade and sixth grade, and several attendant adults were watching from the bridge over the river.

According to the instructor, Rick Turnbull, there were 16 children from elementary school between first grade and sixth grade, and several attendant adults were watching from the bridge over the river.
ワニは通報を受けて駆け付けた野生生物管理の担当官が銃で撃って処分しました

The crocodile was fired and putting down by a wildlife management officer who received the report and rushed in.

The crocodile was fired and putting down by a wildlife management officer who received the report and rushed in.
子どもたちはその前に、現場から避難させました

The children were evacuated from the scene before that.

The children were evacuated from the scene before that.
オハイオ州に野生のワニは生息していません

Ohio has no wild crocodiles.

Ohio has no wild crocodiles.
専門家は、ペットとして飼われていたワニが、大きくなりすぎて川に捨てられたのではないかと推測します

The experts speculate that the crocodile had been kept as a pet was too big and was abandoned into the river.

The experts speculate that the crocodile had been kept as a pet was too big and was abandoned into the river.
ワニの体長は約2.3メートル、体重は約77キロでした

The crocodile was about 2.3 meters long and weighed 77 kg.

The crocodile was about 2.3 meters long and weighed 77 kg.