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Subscriber only A WEIPA man has survived a terrifying attack from a large saltwater crocodile by stabbing the animal in the eye while his partner looked on in horror from the bank of a popular Cape York swimming hole. Isaac Adidi was enjoying an afternoon dip on Sunday at Vyces swimming hole with his partner Shawntain Manantan and cousin when the unseen predator approached. We swam for two hours and were getting ready to leave when Isaac got pulled under water. We thought he was just mucking around and didn t take him serious, Ms Manantan said.
A man has survived a horrific saltwater crocodile attack by stabbing the reptile in its eye.
Isaac Adidi, his partner Shawntain Manantan and his cousin were taking a dip at Vyces swimming hole in Cape York, in Far North Queensland on Sunday.
The 22-year-old was about to get out of the water when the four-metre croc grabbed him from behind. It tried to pull me under and then let me go for a second and (it) had a hold of my hand and pulled me under again, Mr Adidi told The Courier Mail.
Isaac Adidi said if he hadn t seen a YouTube tutorial on how to survive a crocodile attack by poking its eyes out, he wouldn t have survived
Man Tries to Scoop Out Crocodile s Eyes With His Fingers to Escape Attack
On 2/2/21 at 12:25 PM EST
A man in Australia has recalled how he survived a crocodile attack by trying to scoop the predator s eyes out with his fingers.
Isaac Adidi and his friend Malik Cockatoo-Mueller were swimming in a waterhole in the coastal mining town of Weipa, northern Queensland, on Sunday when the crocodile struck. The northeastern state is known to have crocodiles in its waterways.
Cockatoo-Mueller told 7News he thought nothing of it when Adidi went underwater. But he knew something was wrong when his friend re-emerged and started screaming.