Man saved from croc shot in error
By Phil Mercer
BBC News, Sydney
A crocodile (file image)
The crocodile seized the man's arm and shook him
A man has been accidentally shot by a rescuer who was trying to free him from the jaws of a crocodile in northern Australia.
The victim, in his late 20s, was attacked by the reptile near a popular tourist spot on the Mary River south-east of Darwin.
He was flown to hospital by helicopter for emergency surgery for bite and bullet wounds.
He is currently in a stable condition in hospital.
Two shots
Crocodile attacks and shootings are rare in Australia.
To suffer both at once is - to say the least - unfortunate.
Jason Grant was collecting crocodile eggs at a remote reptile farm when he found himself locked inside a giant set of jaws.
For a few terrifying moments the animal wildly shook its victim before the intervention of a fellow worker.
He fired two shots at the saltwater crocodile. One hit the target, while the other struck the arm of his stricken colleague.
It was enough though to bring the drama to an end.
The injured man was flown to hospital in Darwin, where he is recovering.
See what amuses me about this is that the article mentions how rare attacks are and then mentions he was collecting Crocodile eggs, which seems to me to increase likelihood and also is shit that I really would not pull.[/url]
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To suffer both at once is - to say the least - unfortunate.
This can definetily be put on the list for understatement of the year.
Jason Grant was collecting crocodile eggs at a remote reptile farm when he found himself locked inside a giant set of jaws.
What do you do with croc eggs? Eat them? Sell them?
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What do you do with croc eggs? Eat them? Sell them?
You use them to get more crocodiles, which you then feed the wild horses and camels to.
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To suffer both at once is - to say the least - unfortunate.
This can definetily be put on the list for understatement of the year.
Jason Grant was collecting crocodile eggs at a remote reptile farm when he found himself locked inside a giant set of jaws.
What do you do with croc eggs? Eat them? Sell them?
Crocodiles dont really breed well in cages, so they have semi-free range croc farms where they basically harvest the eggs of crocodiles who are for all intents and purposes wild.
Frankly, this guy was a moron who deserved to get chomped. You dont collect croc eggs without having someone else competent enough to warn you that the very protective mother is sneaking up behind you
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