'Crocodiles' spotted off Yorkshire Coast - but what are the chances one will be seen in Sussex?

Our sister title, The Scarborough News, published video footage on Tuesday (September 27), appearing to show ‘crocodiles’ just off the coastline at Blue Dolphin Caravan Park, between Cayton Bay and Filey. Sarah Craven filmed the footage whilst out on a walk with her family.

However, Dr Angela Julian, co-ordinator at Amphibian and Reptile Groups UK, said: “Crocodiles are a tropical/sub tropical species, not native to Europe, and are extremely unlikely to be swimming in the North Sea, particularly in the cold of late september.”