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In the past several years there have been a few people taken by crocodiles. Crocs can be patient... they stalk their prey and watch...and wait...those who were taken were without exception "careless": wading in shallow water close to known croc habitats; another, following a couple of New Year's Eve drinks jumped overboard from their yacht for a midnight swim .... .
Two years ago a family friend of daughter in Cairns spent a few days golfing at Port Douglas. Coming from inner city Sydney...he was quite vocal that the signs warning guests to walk only on the paths and stay in well lit areas after dark were there to create a false sense of excitement for the tourists. About the second evening he was sitting next to the glass wall in the elevated restaurant when one of the staff casually pointed to a 12 foot croc slowly making its way across the lawns (about 30m away) from the creek towards the fairway.... He was quiet for a day or so
Two years ago a family friend of daughter in Cairns spent a few days golfing at Port Douglas. Coming from inner city Sydney...he was quite vocal that the signs warning guests to walk only on the paths and stay in well lit areas after dark were there to create a false sense of excitement for the tourists. About the second evening he was sitting next to the glass wall in the elevated restaurant when one of the staff casually pointed to a 12 foot croc slowly making its way across the lawns (about 30m away) from the creek towards the fairway.... He was quiet for a day or so