“After getting stuck in the crab pots he got caught in a death roll, where the mooring line wrapped around him five or six times.”
Leo said the community was saddened by the death of the “big fella” who was pulled from the water on Monday.
“We live within a croc community, and respect them. They are part of our nature and our habitat. It was a tragic outcome for the big fella. And everyone is saddened by it.”
Widely known as “the big guy”, he was the town’s dominant resident croc and was regularly spotted by crew and patrons of Lady Douglas River Cruises, with some describing him as the “star of the show” and the “king of the inlet”.
Port Douglas Yacht Club, in Queensland, announced it was a sad day for the Dickson Inlet and Port Douglas habitats after the reptile was found floating entangled on a mooring line.