The woman was praised for her "remarkable bravery" during the harrowing incident.

The "distressing incident" occurred Thursday afternoon at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a family-run farm and zoo located in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, police said.

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A three-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition after allegedly being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at Johnson's of Old Hurst zoo in Huntingdonshire

A boy of three was seriously injured after being thrown into a crocodile pit at a zoo yesterday.

Tracey Johnson apparently pulled the child to safety. He remains in a critical condition after suffering a broken arm and pelvis in the incident in Cambridgeshire yesterday.

Tearful witnesses have described seeing the child suffering a broken arm and pelvis in the fall before the owner's 'heroic' wife leapt in to rescue him in Cambridgeshire yesterday.

El hombre que arrojó al niño se encuentra en libertad, ya que la policía considera que no es apto para ser interrogado.

A three-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries and is critical but stable

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Police did not say how the child ended up in the enclosure but they said a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Tracey Johnson 'heroically' jumped into the enclosure at Johnson's of Old Hurst, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, following the incident yesterday lunchtime.

Following a devastating incident that saw a three-year-old boy allegedly tossed into a crocodile pen, praise has flooded in for courageous zookeeper Tracey Johnson, who…

The woman was praised for her "remarkable bravery" during the harrowing incident.

The woman was praised for her "remarkable bravery" during the harrowing incident.

Zookeeper Tracey Johnson, her husband Andrew and their son Edward jumped into the crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst, near Huntingdon, to save a three-year-old boy

The family who own Johnson’s of Old Hurst near Huntingdon have been described as "resilient" after they leapt into the crocodile enclosure to save a three-year-old boy

Mother, father and son jumped into the crocodile enclosure to save the three-year-old.