In times of adversity, Matt Brien has discovered his strength.
When the former St Kevin’s College pupil arrived at the University of Nebraska-Kearney on a basketball scholarship two years ago, he was told he had been deemed ineligible to play by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) because he had completed an extra year of secondary school at St Patrick’s College in Wellington.
What could have been a major setback, Brien used to his advantage. He focused on his academic work, studying to be a physical education teacher, and continued to train with the team, so he would be ready to play the following year.
Living Dinosaur Aggressive 14ft Crocodile Captured at Residential Beach
On 5/27/21 at 7:28 AM EDT
Authorities have removed a problem crocodile from Newell Beach, just north of Port Douglas, a town in the Australian state of Queensland.
The male crocodile, measuring around 14.7 feet (4.5 meters) long, was estimated to be over 50 years old, according Matt Brien from Queensland s Department of Environment and Science (DES). It s a living dinosaur, really, Brien told Australia s ABC News. Its size meant that it posed quite a serious risk to public safety they are a serious predator of many things and humans fit into that category. Their size and the whole way that they are, they are dinosaurs and they re not to be treated lightly, he added.
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A man has suffered cuts to his face and neck after wrestling himself from the jaws of a crocodile while taking an afternoon dip.
Mark Ridge was swimming in Lake Placid in Cairns, Queensland, when he was attacked by the crocodile at about 12.40pm on Thursday.
Mr Ridge was miraculously able to prise himself free and swim slowly to shore.
Mark Ridge (pictured) was swimming in Lake Placid in Cairns, Queensland, when he felt the jaws of a crocodile on his head before managing to free himself
The crocodile responsible is believed to be about 2.5 metres long (stock image)
Critical care paramedic Paul Sweeney said the 56-year-old was treated for multiple lacerations to his head, hands, and shoulder but was lucky that crocodile s teeth had not severed one of the arteries in his neck, which could have been fatal.