Crocodile drags a man into the water at a boat ramp in Queensland – before he miraculously manages to escape the reptile’s grip in the croc-infested waters
- Man miraculously survived attack by croc
- Local ranger rushed to his aid and helped saved his life
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A man is lucky to be alive after he was dragged into the water by a large crocodile that killed his dog.
He was at a boat ramp on Bloomfield River in a remote region south of Cooktown in far north Queensland on Wednesday afternoon when a ‘reasonably big’ crocodile lunged at him and dragged him into the water.
The man, 38, was bitten on the lower leg multiple times but miraculously escaped and scrambled back up onto the ramp with the help of a nearby ranger who witnessed the horrifying scenes unfold.
The terrifying happened just weeks after local issued a warning by sharing footage of a large crocodile lurking in the water near the boat ramp.
The man was treated at the Wujal Wujal clinic before a rescue helicopter airlifted him to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition.
A man has been dragged into the water and attacked just weeks after locals warned of a crocodile lurking in Bloomfield field near the boat ramp
The man and his dog were attacked at a boat ramp on Bloomfield River in far north Queensland
Queensland Parks and Wildlife has been advised of the incident and has sent a local team to the scene to investigate.
It’s understood the man was travelling around Queensland and had taken his dog to the boat ramp for a drink of water.
‘The croc grabbed the man by the leg and dragged him in but he managed to get away from its grip and the dog also got away,’ Jabalbina Aboriginal community Josh Paterson told the Cairns Post.
The ranger who rushed to the man’s aid and helped saved his life has been left shaken by the harrowing scenes.
A man has miraculously survived being mauled to death by a crocodile (stock image)
It’s understood she was awarded ranger of the month in January and is likely to retain the title for a second consecutive month.
‘She could see there was someone in distress at the river and it was really lucky cause we had just finished our first aid training,’ Mr Paterson said.
‘She is obviously pretty shook up about the whole thing.’
A video posted a month ago shows a large predator lurking in the crocodile infested waters near the boat ramp.
‘See that croc everyone,’ the man who filmed the video says.
‘Beware of your children … because he is hanging around here.’
The footage prompted authorities to issue a similar warning.
‘Be careful near the boat ramp and surrounds. There is a crocodile there!’ the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council posted at the time.
Mr Paterson is unsure whether the crocodile in the footage is the same one that attacked the man on Wednesday.
Cooktown mayor Peter Scott was relieved to hear the man involved in the latest incident survived.
‘Once you come up to Far North Queensland you are in a lot of natural environments. … there’s a lot of natural wildlife around and you just have to be aware when you come up here there are crocs in the Bloomfield area.’
A crocodile lunged at the man and dragged him into the water at boat ramp on the Bloomfield River (pictured)
