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Man wrestles croc to rescue wife[Australia]
BBC ^ | 03 Apr 2008 | Phil Mercer

Posted on 04/03/2008 3:14:49 AM PDT by BGHater


Saltwater crocodile (file picture)
The crocodile locked its jaws around its victim's legs

A woman has been rescued from the jaws of a saltwater crocodile in Australia after her husband jumped onto its back and forced it to flee.

The attack took place in the Litchfield National Park near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.

The crocodile lunged at its victim as she stood on the banks of a river, locking its jaws around her legs before trying to drag her into the water.

Police have said the heroism of her husband almost certainly saved her.

He leapt onto the large reptile's back, gouging at its eyes with his fingers trying to free his wife.

Eventually, after a brief but almighty struggle, the animal relented.

The 36-year-old woman suffered serious injuries and will have surgery in Darwin.

Her husband escaped unharmed.

Last week, police in the Northern Territory opened fire on a crocodile as it closed in on a drunken man who had accepted a dare to swim in dangerous waters.



TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: australia; croc; crocodile; recue; wife
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To: BGHater

What a dude!


21 posted on 04/03/2008 5:41:40 AM PDT by Little Ray (I'm a Conservative. But I can vote for John McCain. If I have to. I guess.)
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To: Nailbiter
Could be reporter editoralizing.

Yup could have been.

22 posted on 04/03/2008 5:43:27 AM PDT by deuteronlmy232 (And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment!)
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To: deuteronlmy232
Could be reporter editoralizing.

It was. I read several different articles and the story changed a bit everytime. Sometimes she was in the water, sometimes she was standing on the bank. Some said it may have saved her live some said that she would not have lived if it weren't for her husband.
23 posted on 04/03/2008 6:09:12 AM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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To: decimon

You are baaaad ;-)


24 posted on 04/03/2008 6:10:19 AM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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To: spotbust1

so that’s the husband hero...
...but...um...”Wendy”?
Kinda weird name for a guy, eh~?


25 posted on 04/03/2008 6:32:02 AM PDT by woollyone (entropy extirpates evolution and conservation confirms the Creator blessed forever.)
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To: woollyone

Short for Wendell ;-)


26 posted on 04/03/2008 9:23:22 AM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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