A sixty-something Australian narrowly avoided disaster when he wanted to spend the night under the stars…
Sudden awakening for a 65-year-old man who decided, on April 4, to take advantage of the Australian climate and spend the night on the beach. As Newsport reports, while he was quietly asleep in his sleeping bag, the man was suddenly awakened by being shaken by… a crocodile. The creature slithered onto the beach in Newell, Queensland, before grabbing the victim’s feet, who luckily managed to escape. People attending the scene have indeed come to help him so that he does not find himself carried away by the reptile. Subsequently, a manager of the park of which the beach is part spoke to the Cairns Post.
“He was really lucky, other people were on the beach and came to help him and then took him to the hospital.” The man also explained that the victim suffered from “multiple leg lacerations“following the bites of the crocodile. After being hospitalized in an establishment about ten kilometers from the place of the accident, the man was able to receive the necessary care before being sent home. The owner of a cafe not far from where the attack took place has meanwhile confirmed that a large crocodile indeed lives in the area, that he has already seen it hanging around .
A controversial new regulation
Since the incident, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has been in full investigation and a search has started to find the crocodile responsible for the attack. This kind of incident is unfortunately very common in Australia, and in the state of Queensland. This is what gave rise to a highly controversial reptile regulation policy put in place in 2022. According to RFI, the rule is that all saltwater crocodiles over 2.40m tall are culled, unlimited in number. A policy that has angered animal protection associations and led to the creation of several online petitions. To this day, experts are still opposed to this method, pointing out that the removal of dominant males could also lead to tensions among young specimens and make them even more aggressive…