The three-year-old boy is now in critical condition after being allegedly thrown into the enclosure by a stranger at Johnson’s of Old Hurst, a family-run zoo in Huntingdonshire.

Tracey Johnson, wife of the zoo owner, leapt into the enclosure to rescue the child, according to multiple witnesses.

One villager told the Press Association: "Apparently, the wife of the zoo owner, Tracey Johnson, jumped in to the enclosure to save the child."

A three-year-old boy remains in a critical condition after he had to be rescued from a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in Cambridgeshire. A 30-year-old man, who is not thought to be known to the child, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Comments on this post have… pic.twitter.com/C1uIAZOkg5 — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 19, 2026

A three-year-old boy remains in a critical condition after he had to be rescued from a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in Cambridgeshire. A 30-year-old man, who is not thought to be known to the child, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Comments on this post have… pic.twitter.com/C1uIAZOkg5

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Cambridgeshire Police said the boy remains in critical but stable condition in hospital.

A 30-year-old man from Norfolk has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Detective Inspector Verity McCann said: "At this stage we are speaking to people who were at the zoo at the time of this distressing incident to understand more about the circumstances.

"We do........

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