15 November 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

Drunk man in Australia attempts to ride crocodile

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUSXx7tdc9I

A drunk man who climbed into a crocodile enclosure in Australia and attempted to ride a 5m (16ft) long crocodile has survived his encounter. The crocodile, called Fatso, bit the 36-year-old man's leg, tearing chunks of flesh from him as he straddled the reptile.

He received surgery to serious wounds to his leg and is recovering in hospital, police say.
He had been thrown out of a pub in the town of Broome for being too drunk.

Malcolm Douglas, the park's owner, said that the crocodile was capable of crushing a man to death with a single bite.

''The man who climbed the fence was fortunate because Fatso was a bit more sluggish than normal, due to the cooler nights we have been experiencing in Broome,'' said Mr Douglas.

''If it had been warmer and Fatso was more alert, we would have been dealing with a fatality.'' ''No person in their right mind would try to sit on a 5m crocodile, Saltwater crocodiles, once they get hold of you, are not renowned for letting you go.''

The man staggered back to the pub bleeding heavily. Pub manager Mark Phillips said staff told him that the man reappeared at about 11pm with bits of bark hanging off him and flesh gouged out of his limbs.

 

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