For an ecologist working in a tangle of creeks in North Queensland, crocodiles are a tangible threat. We are food to them, yet we must learn to co-exist with these creatures.
A fisherman was just two inches from certain death when a monster five-metre crocodile jumped into his boat and tried to devour him.
Chris Perger, 32, who lives at Wollongong on the NSW south coast, was in the Northern Territory last month on a fishing trip at the Kakadu National Park when he cheated death.
Perger was camping on a boat along the South Alligator River and had just finished dinner with a group of three friends when the croc attacked on April 24.
Chris Perger, 32, (pictured) was in the Northern Territory last month on a fishing trip at the Kakadu National Park when he cheated death after a crocodile tried to devour him
Crocodile jumps into fisherman s boat and tries to eat him as terrified mates watch on
A 32-year-old man is lucky to be alive after a crocodile motivated by the smell of food launched itself at his boat inside Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory, as his friends watched on in horror
The crocodile jumped from the water into the man s boat (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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The attack took place inside Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory, on April 24.
NT Health said the man, 32, from Wollongong, NSW, was injured after the reptile launched itself into the boat and attacked a seat where he had been sitting.
The victim was incredibly fortunate to escape with minor injuries, and was treated at Jabiru Health Centre on Anzac Day for body grazes.
A group of fishermen in the Northern Territory should buy a lottery ticket after a monster crocodile jumped in their boat and attempted to eat them (stock image)
The chilling attack was at the Kakadu National Park (pictured) in the Northern Territory on April 24