вЂњIf it had been one of our bigger crocodiles, weвЂ™ve got Brutus and the Dominator up the river there, massive animals,вЂќ Dearly said, referring to Adelaide River crocs that are respectively 5.5 meters (18 feet) and 6 meters (20 feet) long. So I was pretty lucky it dropped back down in the water,вЂќ he added.ДЄn ambulance was called to the scene but Dearly had already left in a car to make the hourlong journey to the nearest hospital at Palmerston, near Darwin. вЂњIt went for another bite and it actually released its grip and I just got my arm out as soon as it released. вЂњIf it had gone into a twist, it would have given me a bit of grief,вЂќ Dearly said. вЂњIвЂ™ve lifted a crocodile up and IвЂ™ve gone: вЂMy god, what have I got here?вЂ™ And IвЂ™m thinking: вЂWhat are we going to do about this? ItвЂ™s hanging off my arm,вЂ™вЂќ Dearly said.Дearly said he hoped the crocodile would not twist its body, which could have caused more serious tearing wounds and potentially dragged him overboard. Links to stories compiled by journalists in more than 50 ABC newsrooms around the country. It comprises local, national and international news, as well as sport, weather and finance. Like all Nine News bulletins, the Melbourne bulletin runs for one hour, from 6PM every day. It is screened in Melbourne and Tasmania, and across Victoria. The crocodile remained clamped on to his arm as he drew back. Nine News Melbourne is the weeknight, flagship news bulletin of the Nine Network. He was about to grab the pole and вЂњimmediately something lunged on to me,вЂќ Dearly said. He then did the opposite when he decided to retrieve a pole he had been using to feed meat to raptors and had dropped overboard.

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