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| Man fends off crocodiles with tools after friend drowns | Man fends off crocodiles with tools after friend drowns |
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| A 72-year-old man has told rescuers how he battled crocodiles with a spanner and spark plugs after watching his friend drown in northern Australia. | A 72-year-old man has told rescuers how he battled crocodiles with a spanner and spark plugs after watching his friend drown in northern Australia. |
| The pair were catching mud crabs when one of the reptiles capsized their 3m (10ft) "tinny" boat at Leaders Creek in Darwin on Tuesday morning. | The pair were catching mud crabs when one of the reptiles capsized their 3m (10ft) "tinny" boat at Leaders Creek in Darwin on Tuesday morning. |
| One man drowned after he became trapped while trying to get back onto the boat. | One man drowned after he became trapped while trying to get back onto the boat. |
| The other fisherman managed to smash one of the animals on the skull with a spanner during the three-hour ordeal. | The other fisherman managed to smash one of the animals on the skull with a spanner during the three-hour ordeal. |
| Air ambulance Careflight spokesperson Ian Badham recounted the survivor's experience, saying the crocodiles kept coming back at him during the "terrible tragedy". | Air ambulance Careflight spokesperson Ian Badham recounted the survivor's experience, saying the crocodiles kept coming back at him during the "terrible tragedy". |
| The man hid in mangroves before the changing tide eventually helped him climb back up onto land. Professional crabbers heard the man's screams and came to his aid. | The man hid in mangroves before the changing tide eventually helped him climb back up onto land. Professional crabbers heard the man's screams and came to his aid. |
| They took him and the body of his friend to a boat ramp. Once other fishermen managed to reach air ambulance services he was treated for severe shock, dehydration and exposure before being released on Wednesday morning. | |
| The two men had been on holiday from Bendigo in Victoria. | The two men had been on holiday from Bendigo in Victoria. |
| A 2015 inquest into the death of a man who was taken by a crocodile during a fishing trip in Kakadu warned that smaller boats posed a greater risk. | A 2015 inquest into the death of a man who was taken by a crocodile during a fishing trip in Kakadu warned that smaller boats posed a greater risk. |
| Last month a Northern Territory mayor called for a cull after a camper described waking up to find a crocodile had entered his tent and was biting his foot. | Last month a Northern Territory mayor called for a cull after a camper described waking up to find a crocodile had entered his tent and was biting his foot. |
| The population of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia is estimated to be between 100,000 and 200,000 adults. | The population of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia is estimated to be between 100,000 and 200,000 adults. |