The 44-year-old man managed to save lots of his life by combating off the 4.5-metre reptile, jabbing it within the eyes, after it tried to drown him whereas he was spearfishing in Cooktown.
“It has bitten him three times and dragged him to the bottom,” Valerie Noble of Queensland Ambulance Service mentioned.
“He’s managed to – according to him – stick his fingers in the crocodile’s eyes multiple times and escape before swimming towards the shore.”
It’s understood the person was attacked close to the Archer Point Camp Ground shortly earlier than 1pm on Saturday.
Rescue crews have been pressured to winch the person to security, in a difficult-to-reach space, earlier than a helicopter took him to Cairns Hospital.
He suffered a number of fractures, in addition to extreme accidents to his head, stomach and leg.
“He’s an extremely lucky man, not many people would live to tell a story like that,” Noble mentioned.
The 44-year-old man stays in a steady situation and is reportedly in good spirits.
The assault prompted Peter Scott, the Cook Shire Mayor, to warn future campers to speak to the rangers earlier than coming into the water on the fashionable spearfishing spot.
“I would suggest that the rangers up there have a fair knowledge of what’s going on, people should check in with them before they camp and start swimming around,” he mentioned.
The Department of Environment and Science, Queensland will examine the assault and ensure if the crocodile remains to be within the space.
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Source: www.9news.com.au
