Snorkelling man rams into croc in Australia, escapes with injuries


Eric the Crocodile chomps into a fish in Sydney on 1 October 2001. A man in northen Australia escaped death when he rammed into a croc while snorkelling, and survived with minor injuries. – AFP pic, April 24, 2017.

A man who accidently snorkeled headfirst into a crocodile in northern Australia escaped with minor injuries as wildlife officers today worked to track down the reptile.

The croc, measuring up to two metres (6.5 feet), “reacted defensively” when the swimmer “inadvertently” swum into it yesterday near popular Lizard Island in Queensland state.


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