Australian Man, 60, Uses Pocket Knife To Fight Off Crocodile

.ndtv. ^ | November 10, 2021

[BenLurkin]

The man had gone fishing on his property last week near Hope Vale, about five hours' drive from Cairns, and shooed away a bull from the riverbank so he could take over the spot.

Then, the crocodile struck.

"He described seeing the crocodile seconds before it lunged at him, knocking him over as he was about to cast his fishing rod," the department said in a statement.

He grabbed onto the branch of a mangrove tree in a desperate attempt to stay out of the river as the crocodile's jaws wrapped around his boots. But he quickly lost the tug-of-war and was pulled in.

"The man said that as he entered the water, he managed to retrieve his knife from his belt and stabbed the crocodile in its head until it let him go."

The man then scrambled up the bank and was driven to Cooktown Hospital for treatment. He was later flown to Cairns Hospital, where he was still recovering a week later.

A health department spokeswoman said he was in a "stable" condition.

Wildlife officers who interviewed the man Tuesday confirmed that his injuries were consistent with a crocodile attack.

[dirtboy]

In Australia, half the animals have the desire and the ability to kill you.

[mylife]

good start

[Blood of Tyrants]

Tarzan would be proud!

[Bratch]

[AlaskaErik]

A real life Crocodile Dundee.

[Exit148]

Thats what i think i would do for any attack— animal or human. Go for the eyes. With a pocket knife— the best. But otherwise your fingers. And DON’T be gentle !

[null and void]

Beat me to it...

[mylife]

I always have a knife, or 2 and usually a gun.

[mylife]

Hell yeah! what’s the alternative?

[KittyKares]

Lol. I’m thinking of Crocodile Dundee’s knife.

[A strike]

He “shooed away a bull from the riverbank so he could take over the spot. “
Ummm ...

[doorgunner69]

Down the throat and it would absorb the fragments.

[doorgunner69]

Though yeah, a flechette round to get around the arming distance thing.

[Tommy Revolts]

Australian Man, 60, Uses Pocket Knife To Fight Off Crocodile.

In certain parts of Australia, that might be called a pocket knife.

[mabarker1]

Once again I will have to Ping You Sir.

I’m not sure which would be more dangerous and/or harder to dispatch.

I believe that Wally Gator would be more difficult due to trying to penetrate the Plates on the hide.

FYI PING

[Paperpusher]

In Australia, half the animals have the desire and the ability to kill you.

And the other half of the animals just have the desire, but not the ability.

[kanawa]

;)

[Paal Gulli]

Only an Ozzie.

Must’ve been a female croc, else he’d probably have bitten off its bollocks.

[Paperpusher]

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[Salamander]

Small potatoes