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Australian Man, 60, Uses Pocket Knife To Fight Off Crocodile
.ndtv. ^
| November 10, 2021
Posted on 11/10/2021 6:57:44 PM PST by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at ndtv.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: australianman; crocodile; pocketknife
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posted on
11/10/2021 6:57:44 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
I get to write it first...
That’s not a knife!
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posted on
11/10/2021 6:58:58 PM PST
by
joma89
(Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s Australia. This would not have happened if the crocodile was wearing a face mask.
To: BenLurkin
Bring a pocket knife to a croc fight does not sound very wise, but better than kind words.
An M79 grenade launcher, now.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:01:43 PM PST
by
doorgunner69
("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
To: BenLurkin
“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.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:04:03 PM PST
by
doorgunner69
("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
To: BenLurkin
He’s very lucky.
Must have been one of those knives with sharp, tooth like ridges.
To: BenLurkin
Keep in mind a "pocket knife" in Australia looks something like this:
To: BenLurkin
Bull: “There’s a crocodile over here, man, but...suit yourself.” [Leaves.]
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:10:54 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:11:15 PM PST
by
mylife
(Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
To: joma89
ππππππ
(It’s all this phone π€³ has...)
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:11:58 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
To: BenLurkin
I sure hope he wore a mask the whole time or he might have been in danger!
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:12:10 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: BenLurkin
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.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:12:40 PM PST
by
Getready
(Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
To: BenLurkin
he managed to retrieve his knife from his belt I thought it was a pocket knife.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:13:16 PM PST
by
mylife
(Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
To: doorgunner69
A problem at that proximity.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:14:48 PM PST
by
mylife
(Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
To: kanawa
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:16:02 PM PST
by
mylife
(Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
To: joma89
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:17:41 PM PST
by
bankwalker
(Repeal the 19th ...)
To: mylife
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.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:18:26 PM PST
by
entropy12
(President Trump was the best president in my life time of 81 years and counting..)
To: Getready
Size does not matter in this situation.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:19:14 PM PST
by
entropy12
(President Trump was the best president in my life time of 81 years and counting..)
To: BenLurkin
Then then gave him a covid death shot and he promptly expired. Doctors were puzzled.
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:21:38 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: joma89
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posted on
11/10/2021 7:23:49 PM PST
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
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