A wildlife sanctuary worker was rushed to hospital after a close call with a hungry crocodile in North Queensland.
The 25-year-old ranger was conducting a feeding show at about 3.30pm yesterday when he was bitten on his right hand.
"The ranger was not inside the enclosure but in the airlock adjacent to the enclosure where feeding takes place," he said in a social media post."Jumping to be fed is the normal routine for feeding this crocodile and the incident was purely a consequence of bad timing," he said."We all wish the ranger a complete and speedy recovery."Flemming said there would be no ramifications for Junior.
The ranger, aged in his mid-20s was transported to Townsville University Hospital in a stable condition.
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