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You know there's crocs in there?
Mar 25^th, 2017 at 10:15pm

'You know there's crocs there' says teen bitten after jumping in river

An Australian teenager who was bitten by a crocodile when he jumped into a river in northern Queensland on a dare is now recovering in hospital and looking forward to a date with the British backpacker he was trying to impress.

Lee De Paauw, 18, had met Sophie Paterson while drinking at with a group of friends into the early hours of Sunday morning at a backpackers' hostel in Innisfail in northern Queensland.

According to local media, De Paauw told Paterson that backpackers were more likely to get eaten by crocodiles than Australians, and was ready to back up his words.

Accepting a dare to jump from the wharf into the crocodile-infested Johnstone River, he was grabbed almost immediately by a crocodile.

"At that point, I punched it in the snout", De Paauw said from his hospital bed in Cairns. "My second hit, I got it straight in the eye, and then it let go."

De Paauw suffered serious injuries to his left arm and underwent surgery at Cairns Hospital.

"I think he's very brave to be, you know, in such high spirits after what happened," said Paterson, who said she has agreed to go on a date with De Paauw.

"She's beautiful, caring and kind," said De Paauw.

Asked to account for his own actions, De Paauw was under no illusions.

"Stupidity," De Paauw said, "You know there's crocs there."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-crocodile-idUSKBN16S0AB

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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #1 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 10:20pm He got the girl. Well-done.
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 34535 Gender:	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #2 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 10:23pm Nothing like a bit of machismo to woo the ladies.
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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 15929 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #3 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 3:00am A few war wound scars to impress the girls. I wonder if it was a Freshy, they are named after that river..
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47481 At my desk.	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #4 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 8:39am Freshwater crocodiles are not native to the east cost. For some reason there is a popular misconception that they are. I was once told by a farmer at the southern edge of croc territory that it is safe to swim in the river because there are only freshies in there.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #5 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 10:47am There is no cure for the young man stupidity syndrome. Fortunately most grow out of it unscathed, although they may have "scathed" other people along the way. But, unfortunately, I can see signs of an outbreak among the new generations of young women too.
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #6 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 11:22am I hope he does not go on to breed.
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: You know there's crocs in there? Reply #7 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 12:51pm "Hey, watch this!" A preface to an oversight.
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Reply #8 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 5:35pm

freediver wrote on Mar 26^th, 2017 at 8:39am:

Freshwater crocodiles are not native to the east cost. For some reason there is a popular misconception that they are. I was once told by a farmer at the southern edge of croc territory that it is safe to swim in the river because there are only freshies in there.

Fair enough, not named after the Johnstone river either.

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When Gerard Krefft named the species in 1873, he intended to commemorate the man who first reported it to him, Australian policeman and naturalist Robert Arthur Johnstone (1843-1905).[4][5] However, Krefft made an error in writing the name, and for many years the species has been known as C. johnsoni. Recent studies of Krefft's papers have determined the correct spelling of the name, and much of the literature has been updated to the correct usage. However, both versions still exist. According to the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the epithet johnsoni (rather than the intended johnstoni) is correct.[4][6]
[url]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Crocodylus_johnstoni_r
ange.png/220px-Crocodylus_johnstoni_range.png[/url]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_crocodile

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Reply #9 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 5:54pm

freediver wrote on Mar 26^th, 2017 at 8:39am:

Freshwater crocodiles are not native to the east cost. For some reason there is a popular misconception that they are. I was once told by a farmer at the southern edge of croc territory that it is safe to swim in the river because there are only freshies in there.

Bull sh1t. They are 'from' the east coast 'Crocodylus johnsoni' is named after the Johnstone river in Innisfail.

You know you can google this sh1t before you post.

And you are unlikely to be 'taken' by a 5 foot freshie no matter what sh1t you're been told.

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Reply #10 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 5:57pm

Setanta wrote on Mar 26^th, 2017 at 3:00am:

A few war wound scars to impress the girls. I wonder if it was a Freshy, they are named after that river..

It was a saltie and a big one too. Since killing stopped in the 70's big salties have been parking up in all the major rivers around all major towns and cities of North Queensland.

Until they start taking southerners in the Brisbane River they will be allowed to go unchecked.

I used to swim in a lot of those rivers up north, but I wouldn't go near them these days, without a boat.

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Reply #11 - Mar 28^th, 2017 at 1:32pm

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 26^th, 2017 at 5:54pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 26^th, 2017 at 8:39am:

Freshwater crocodiles are not native to the east cost. For some reason there is a popular misconception that they are. I was once told by a farmer at the southern edge of croc territory that it is safe to swim in the river because there are only freshies in there.

Bull sh1t. They are 'from' the east coast 'Crocodylus johnsoni' is named after the Johnstone river in Innisfail.

You know you can google this sh1t before you post.

And you are unlikely to be 'taken' by a 5 foot freshie no matter what sh1t you're been told.

Thanks Bigol. Did you follow your own advice and do a quick fact check on google before posting?

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