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.

[joma89]

I get to write it first...

That’s not a knife!

[17th Miss Regt]

It’s Australia. This would not have happened if the crocodile was wearing a face mask.

[doorgunner69]

Bring a pocket knife to a croc fight does not sound very wise, but better than kind words.

An M79 grenade launcher, now.

[doorgunner69]

“confirmed that his injuries were consistent with a crocodile attack”

Good, the way Australia is going statist and totalitarian, who know what they might have accused him of.

[lee martell]

He’s very lucky.
Must have been one of those knives with sharp, tooth like ridges.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Keep in mind a "pocket knife" in Australia looks something like this:

[BradyLS]

Bull: “There’s a crocodile over here, man, but...suit yourself.” [Leaves.]

[mylife]

stick him in the eye!

[SaveFerris]

👍👍👍🐊🐊🐊

(It’s all this phone 🤳 has...)

[Jewbacca]

I sure hope he wore a mask the whole time or he might have been in danger!

[Getready]

Wonder why they didn’t mention how large the knife was. It might help someone else to know what size knife could get one out of a jam.

[mylife]

he managed to retrieve his knife from his belt

I thought it was a pocket knife.

[mylife]

A problem at that proximity.

[mylife]

ping

[bankwalker]

That’s not a knife!

[entropy12]

Don’t need a knife, just punch the croc in his left eye if you are right handed. The croc will let out a whimper and swim away.

[entropy12]

Size does not matter in this situation.

[Secret Agent Man]

Then then gave him a covid death shot and he promptly expired. Doctors were puzzled.

[mfish13]

You lucky dog, you!