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A crocodile is recovering after authorities found her with a large spear in her head in Florida

The 8-foot reptile — who has been named Britney — also had a bullet lodged in her eye

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has since launched a criminal investigation into the incident

A crocodile , named Britney, is recovering after a harrowing ordeal.

Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) were notified about an injured reptile with "a fishing spear lodged in her head and a bullet embedded in her skull from a gunshot wound to the eye" in the waters of Key Largo on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to Zoo Miami .

Wildlife professionals from the zoo and conservation center assisted in the rescue and treatment of the croc

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