The crocodile attraction where a three-year-old boy ended up earlier this month has been fully reopened to the public this weekend, the zoo has announced. Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo near Huntingdon confirmed in a post on social media that its “whole site will be fully open” on Saturday, nine days after the incident involving the child.
In the Instagram post dated June 27, it said: “Public announcement. As of this weekend, our whole site will be fully open, thank you.” Fans of the zoo posted on Instagram they were pleased it had now fully reopened after the Tropical House, containing the crocodile enclosure, was closed following the incident on June 18.
One Instagram user replied to the post saying: “We love our visits to our local zoo!”
Another wrote: “Great news! We are visiting this afternoon.” Similarly, a third added: “That’s great news”.
The closure of the area at the popular zoo came as a boy from Cambridgeshire was allegedly thrown into the enclosure.
The three-year-old was seriously injured following the incident, and taken to hospital.
An update issued on June 22 by Cambridgeshire Police said the boy was “no longer critical”.
Cambridgeshire Police has arrested and bailed a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.
The force said he was “assessed as not being fit for interview”.