Crocodile Takes Australian Woman During Night Swim

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36376227

I have always wondered what Ozzie crocs get to eat, when there aren't any stupid tourists around.

[ummmm]

Got it in one, TWR, an unfortunate accident, nothing to do with stupidity....

[mikey4444]

ummm....I suggest you read the wiki link on salties, which I have helpfully provided.

The main reason that more people have not been killed by these off the coast of Northern Queensland is that the danger from crocs is well known and most people would not attempt a swim, especially at night, as seekeerz has said earlier this morning.

This woman took a very serious risk, which was entirely avoidable.

[Prudie]

The suggestion is she wasn't aware not that she took a considered risk.

[mikey4444]

TWR....I can remember many visits to London Zoo, in the 50's, when I was young ( my great uncle was a keeper in the lion house)

I can recall looking at the crocs, in the reptile house with complete horror, and I still have the same fear. I was watching Steve Backshall the other week, where he was "interacting" with some komodo dragons, and the feeling was the same.

Its unlikely that I will ever visit Oz, but if I do, I would probably remain in the car, looking through the window, like we do at Longleat !

[TWR]

Prudie, the main cause of the Problem, you go to OZ, take no chances, not sure if these women were Ozzies but even so, you do not take any chance out there even stopping for a P on the highways out of the Cities.

[Islay]

Yes there is sand at Brighton but it is not on the beach - it is further out under the water - hence the shifting sands.

[-Talbot-]

You can stick your fingers in your ears all you want mikey but refugees leaving Turkey to cross the med are taking a very serious risk, which is entirely avoidable.

Are they stupid?

[mikey4444]

Prudie....I find that hard to accept. The danger from salties in the area is well-known, and perhaps she should have been aware. If she had gone for a nice walk in the African bush, got eaten by lions, I am not sure ignorance would be a very good excuse.

[agchristie]

Mikey > Its unlikely that I will ever visit Oz, but if I do, I would probably remain in the car.

Snap! o:)

[mikey4444]

Talbot....10:31...entirely off topic.

[TWR]

I'd never seen these creatures in real life Mikey, the ones I'd seen in his Zoo were massive in size, I would not like or even attempt to tackle one.

[ummmm]

She was complacent...not stupid. You're insulting her.

It's unbelievable what is acceptable in other countries and not here.

[237SJ]

It was at night so she probably wouldn`t have seen the signs anyway. I wouldn`t want to swim at night anywhere unless I really knew the beach. I remember being down in the south of Western Australia and we walked by a lake and noticed a sign that warned that you could catch amoeba meningitis from the water. Nobody in their right mind would swim in there. Australia is one of those places where you find out what`s in the water before you get in it.

[-Talbot-]

mikey4444
Talbot....10:31...entirely off topic.


mikey4444 .... @10:33....entirely predictable


You mentioned unnecessary risk ... I mentioned .... unnecessary risk
You think the Australian is stupid for taking unnecessary risk but not the refugees ... odd

[viv41]

According to a report on the radio earlier, the area is known for crocodiles, so, yes she was stupid ! Feel sorry for her though.

[steg]

There's an hill not far from me that has giant man eating haggis on it,no one has been eaten by them yet though because no one has been stupid enough to climb it

[Old_Geezer]

IMO this unfortunate or foolish disagreement isn't going anywhere. Folk can hold different interpretations. Not much anyone can do to change things now. Perhaps more signs put in for the future ?

[retrocop]

//There's an hill not far from me that has giant man eating haggis on it,no one has been eaten by them yet though because no one has been stupid enough to climb it// 'or profligate to hand over two Scottish Groats admission to the N.T. of Scotland'

[mikey4444]

I agree OG, so I am signing out of this thread !

[steg]

A Scottish groat is worth more than an English one