A person has been taken to hospital with severe accidents after being bitten by a crocodile three times whereas spearfishing 300km north of Cairns.
The 44-year-old was within the water at Archer Level in Cooktown round 1pm on Saturday when he was dragged down by a four-and-a-half meter crocodile.
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Paramedic Valerie Noble advised 7NEWS the person initially tried to fend off the animal along with his speargun however was unsuccessful.
“He managed to stay his fingers within the crocodiles eyes a number of instances,” she mentioned.
The person was bitten thrice earlier than he managed to free himself and swim to shore.
The fisherman was airlifted to Cairns College Hospital with head, leg and shoulder accidents.
He’s in a severe however secure situation.
The incident is the second crocodile assault in lower than every week.
On Tuesday 65-year-old Manfred Van Eckeren was sleeping on a beach north of Port Douglas when he was bitten.
“I felt the crocodile mainly got here down my foot with just about the drive of a sledgehammer,” he advised 7NEWS.
“I opened my eyes (and) I see an enormous head of this crocodile.”
He managed to interrupt free from the reptile after it went off to assault his sleeping bag as a substitute, however the crocodile remained shut by within the shallows and seemed to be watching Van Eckeren.
The 65-year-old took himself to hospital for remedy, and is affected by puncture wounds and swollen ankles on each ft.
“Yeah, I will not sleep on any seashores sooner or later,” he mentioned.
