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03-06-2008, 12:08 AM
Crocodile attacks backpacker in Australia
By Nick Squires in Sydney
Last Updated: 1:54am GMT 06/03/2008
A backpacker in Australia got the fright of his life when a massive crocodile he was "teasing" suddenly exploded from the water and nearly sank its teeth into him.
The 16 foot-long saltwater crocodile came within an arm’s length of inflicting serious damage to the tourist, if not killing him. Novon Mashiah, 27, an Israeli backpacker, spotted the big crocodile during a fishing trip in the Northern Territory.
Determined to have a picture taken of himself with the crocodile, he posed while leaning out of the back of his fishing boat, pointing towards the predator.
:shame::shame::shame:
STORY (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/05/wcroc105.xml)
This guy's definitely a potential Darwin Award Winner. :thumb:
By Nick Squires in Sydney
Last Updated: 1:54am GMT 06/03/2008
A backpacker in Australia got the fright of his life when a massive crocodile he was "teasing" suddenly exploded from the water and nearly sank its teeth into him.
The 16 foot-long saltwater crocodile came within an arm’s length of inflicting serious damage to the tourist, if not killing him. Novon Mashiah, 27, an Israeli backpacker, spotted the big crocodile during a fishing trip in the Northern Territory.
Determined to have a picture taken of himself with the crocodile, he posed while leaning out of the back of his fishing boat, pointing towards the predator.
:shame::shame::shame:
STORY (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/05/wcroc105.xml)
This guy's definitely a potential Darwin Award Winner. :thumb: