A 24-year-old man was snatched by a crocodile in front of at least 15 onlookers as he swam across a northern Australian river with a friend, the police said Sunday.

Northern Territory police said the man was with a group celebrating a birthday at the Mary River Wilderness Retreat, about 110 kilometres from Darwin, on Saturday when he decided to dive into the water.

"They were watching him swim across," senior sergeant Geoff Bahnert told AFP of the group.

"And they just saw a crocodile with him in its jaws."

Police conducted a search for the man, but were unsuccessful. The search was continuing Sunday, Bahnert said, adding that the largest crocodile at the site had been shot and killed as a precaution.

Reports suggested the man had ignored warnings not to swim in the river because of the risk of a crocodile attack.

"We tell people to stay away from the water, they obviously went against this (and) a man was taken," an employee with the resort, Erin Bayard, told News Corp Australia.

"We say to everybody it's full of crocs. It's one of the most populated rivers in the Territory, every couple of kilometres there is a large croc."

Saltwater crocodiles, which can grow up to seven metres (23 feet) long and weigh more than a tonne, are a common feature of Australia's tropical north.

They have been protected since the 1970s and their numbers have increased steadily since, along with the number of human encounters.

In December, a nine-year-old boy was taken by a four-metre crocodile while swimming in the Northern Territory, one month after a seven-year-old girl went missing while swimming, also in the north.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-115302-Crocodile-snatches-man-near-Darwin,-Australia
http://adeyemidavid..com/2013/08/man-snatched-by-crocodille.html

When a water is full of crocs, just look.

Not as if he wasn't warned. A chunk of body part or two may surface after some time.

Too bad, well, thats nature for y'all. The food web must always find a way of completing itself.

Oyinbos with their funny brain sef, imagine police dey search for man wey crocs don use do lunch since three days.
I trust naija police,dem no go even near dat water let alone go inside go search for one man wey carry himself dash crocs for lunch.

Eya

too bad

Can you imagine even okija-juju is speechless

Okija_juju: wow!

stupid news na today e start to dey happen...........?

Birthday turned to death day. Caused by the victim himself. Okk....

[size=15pt]I think sey na only naija get strong head

well, he learnt the hard way [/size]

And what is this doing on FP. How does this contribute to the social welfare of Nigerians. ? Mtcheew.

hahahaha.....e neva c anything ;Dhahahaha.....e neva c anything

If all guys were like this

Ok waiting on season 2 cos he will survive it..


Going back to my rehearsal



Dancing SKELEWU

if all guys were like this

What sweets me is the short form for crocodiles that's 'crocs'

Since it was a party, blame it on d booze!

No champaign beside crocs! Ya HEARD!

See photo of Big Brother Africa winner - The Chase
http://world-newspapper..com/2013/08/see-photo-of-big-brother-africa-winner.html



See picture of Seun Kuti proudly showing off his pregnant girlfriend
http://world-newspapper..com/2013/08/see-picture-of-seun-kuti-proudly.html

Answered prayers for d croc but RIP for d boy.

I think say na only humans they snatch wife or husband o.

Another misleading thread...

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Freiburger: Too bad, well, thats nature for y'all. The food web must always find a way of completing itself.

.lol

SMH... One less crazy person in our genetic pool. They will be lucky to even find body parts afterwards...

Eish

bloody oyinbos. why shoot a big croc (which probably didnt have a hand in this matter) when it was the mans fault?

This is what you get when you gamble with your life! Life is unfair but sweet, so enjoy it while it lasts but not when you are in this deep mess

#speaking in 9ija police voice# the reason y we re searching for him is simple, to confirm if he is dead or maybe d croc just wanted to scare others off river. We would also want to remand him in jail for attempted suicide if he is still alive.

I guess The croc had a voluntary share for the Birthday event.. Cos na jeje e stay for inside hin teritory

If na by force to swim,then na by force to go to hell.....idiotssssssss