A fisherman is lucky to be alive after he desperately stabbed a saltwater crocodile in the head as it dragged him into a river.
On November 3, the 60-year-old man was out fishing from his home on the banks of the McIvor River near Hope Vale, Queensland, when he was assaulted.
He spotted a bull close to where he wanted it to go and he tried to shoo him away, but the hungry croc knocked him over seconds later.
After a Queensland saltwater crocodile pulled a fisherman into a river, a lucky man is still alive (stock photo pictured).
The man, desperate to avoid certain death used his pocket knife repeatedly to stab the croc in its head during the draggery into the river. Stock image
It took place on private land in a remote area of McIvor River near Hope Vale, Queensland. (pictured in red).
After a series of horrifying scenes, the reptile started to pull the man by the leg down the bank and into the water.
The man managed to grab a mangrove tree branch in an attempt to fend off the beast as he was pulled towards the water.
Then, he frantically pulled out his pocket knife and stabbed the crocodile in the head several times.
The man cheated death and ran for his life when the reptile let go of its vice-like grasp.
After being injured, he drove to Cooktown Hospital before being flown to Cairns.
Cairns Hospital spokesperson said that the man was in stable condition.
Jason Woibo Hope Vale mayor said that the man was just very lucky.
He said, “They don’t see Frank or Bob …. but they see rump meat.”
It doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t any crocs near you, just because signs are absent.
According to experts from the Department of Environment and Science, the bull lured the crocodile into a remote location.