That's just been waiting to happen.
Geeeezzzz, you just would not attempt that. Must of been suicide.
Then again.....there's been a LOT of people do stupid stuff like that. Such as swimming while you're on vodka 15 minutes after seeing an 18 footer across the bank!!!!! 

-- Edited by Grubbygypsy on Friday 20th of January 2017 10:04:17 AM

I think I may have posted this Photo in the past but, it never ceases to amaze me, how many fools there are in this world !!!

K.J.

True that KJ.
Disturbingly.....they've shot the poor croc!!!! Just doing its thing...minding its own business, and the poor thing has the misfortune to try chomp on a numpty.

Grubbygypsy wrote:

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Oh Cupie - just one of the other attacks up there on a local bloke (most attacks are locals, those who should know better....the cry always goes out 'tourist', but it's simply not true).
Anyways, this other fella...he'd grown up in Katherine (so should know the risks) and was at a birthday party on the Mary River. Full of grog....and decided to swim across and back to see if he could make it before the croc came. He made it across......but not back. In front of 30 ppl at the party.

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 Unbelievable stupidity.  Thanks for replying to my question.

Yrs ago.
There was a bloke livedin the Mangroves opposite Cooktown Wharf.
Used to walk\swim over regularly
Haven't heard of him for a few yrs now?.

And here in Fitzroy (Rocky) 10 yrs or so ago.
Local Black fella swam across.
Well. ALMOST swam across.
Croc, tucker.

You do the act (any) You take the consequences.
Up in T'Ville yrs ago. We went Pig hunting.

Always put one of the pig dogs across any dodgy looking water first.
Better a dog than you hey.

We were just talking about that a while back. thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t63017706/seven-people-rescued-from-croc-infested-waters-at-cahills-cr/

To use a quote from Crocadile Dundee.

He must have had sh&t for brains.

When will people learn that the Crocs up north own the river.

Lucky the shielas made it to the other side.

Jay&Dee

 

KJ.

 

The para on dogs was on end of Townsville and up North

subjects.

NOT Rocky area as you making that look like OK.

They were the attack dogs. Short lifespan most of them anyway..
Even with the chest armour some of us put on them.
Held pig till we got there

I used stainless plate, sandwiched in leather so the tusks would slide.
most only used thick leather and tusks used to throw them.
The next dog with it's chest\guts laid open won't be the first.

And Cahills. 30 odd yrs ago. A lot fished it.
Specially just as it's starting to flow over. Same as Shady Camp.
with one or two holding big bores. I used my 30-0, or Sport stores
$25 Mk3, or 4. .303 FMJ, Croc\pig specials. Filed tips off and crossed the top
with knife\hammer to break up when hit.

Plus, when you camped at night. let off a shell. Blackfella's left you alone.

You want to see croc's (and walk on the bloody things almost).
Go to Corroborree or Aforementioned Shady camp.
Great fishing. but don't walk the banks or hang out over side of boat for any reason.

Barra. Beautifull 'Toga. (Sarratoga, prehistoric and great fighting fish)
and all the handbags you could want.
More than the Florida Wetlands they reckon in numbers and size.

You like 'Toga fishing. My alltime fav. Go to Corroboree. It's magic,
Fly, or small spinner blades on 6\12lb nylon, 20lb fluro leader.
Drop it lightly just on edge of, or between lilly pads and hang on.
they monsters.
Light is soooo much fun.

Yea/. As I was saying..
Croc's.
Don't swim round there.OK.

-- Edited by macka17 on Friday 20th of January 2017 03:49:38 PM

Humans seem to think they have the right to own everything.

Croc's, Sharks, lions, tigers etc.
Were here long b4 us peasants.

We were probably put here originally
As part of the food chain anyway.

Just happened to develop enough brain to kill everything.
without rhyme or reason.
Including ourselves.

Pity it didn't develop a little further hey.

How dumb is that. Can't even live with each other.

You walk in their pantry. accept being placed on the plate.

Or use a little sense.
and DON'T put yourself in that predicament.

We have NO right to shoot anything. Just because it eats us.

We ARE trespassing in their territory.
Visit, with common sense. Appreciate and go away.

 

Just remember.

Physically. we are a LOOONG way from the top of the chain.

Don't play god.

I bet he wonders what the f was I ever thinking,

putting that thing in the chain of life??.

-- Edited by macka17 on Saturday 21st of January 2017 01:11:51 AM

Yea.
Was good up there before all the tourists and rules.
People got on together hey.

Black skin. White skin.
What colour's YOUR blood then?.

We all the same. Just different shades of suntan.

And up there the blackfella knows more
than any whitey could ever dream of.

Bloke I went to school with in UK. Came to Alice when I went in Army in '59.
married a local girl, then they and kids went up to her tribe in Tiwi.
Still there.

Yea. Wasn't much left of the pommie Ian then.
Good bloke though. Drove cattle trains most of his life.
Still liked his rum though.

I could never understand why they only ever used leather on dogs breastplates though.
Gave the pigs a chance to toss them and catch it on way down.
The stainless plate I used. thin leather on outside for looks.
The tusks just slid and dented the plate.
dog still gud and could have another go.

Some of the top dogs had a mix of 5 or so breeds in them
and worth thousands for a good one.
Usually kept 'em in cages though. Separate,
not a family pet.

Santa wrote:

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Well! this thread is running true to form, a man gets taken by a croc and all of the replies have to comment on is his stupidity, perhaps he wasn't bright, regardless I'm sure he has family who at this time are devastated by his loss.

How about a small show of compassion instead of the superior attitude being displayed here.

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Aussie Paul. 

And if people read....
parts of this forum were several people conversing
about the old days. and it was including the stupidity of man even then..
Is that illegal too.

Standard rule up here in the NT, don't go in water unless it has tap's or tiles ! & even then have a good look first. Found a 2.5 mtr croc on our 5 acre homestead a few years back, were miles from any water, was eyeing up the goats & horse for a feed. The croc catcher came & picked him up, probably a "Hermes" handbag by now.

Locals seen to get taken more often than tourists, and this is why !!

www.youtube.com/watch

Sorry if I offended any members.

What a pity that in these days of pretty good communication that those poor people can't just phone the camp and a truck be sent out to get them across. I mean if you can walk across, then a decent vehicle would have don the job.

It is easy for me to say don't enter the river and then what does the person crossing do? Camp out? We either build bridges or put in alternatives in larger towns. I have no idea of any practical solution but I am betting if a community gets together they could alleviate a lot of this sort of problem.

I don't even know if a phone will work out there.