DES investigates as Queensland fisher describes 4-metre crocodile jumping into his boat on NYE
ABCA Queensland fisherman's ordeal of a crocodile leaping into his tinny with its "jaws wide open" has sparked a state government investigation and warning. Key points: Fisher Richard Brookman said a saltwater crocodile more than 4 metres long jumped into his boat while he was fishing The Department of Environment and Science is investigating the incident, citing the behaviour as "concerning" A local MP has joined Mr Brookman's calls to have the animal relocated Mackay local Richard Brookman said the close call on New Year's Eve was "one to remember". "It wasn't until they actually got pretty much in line with me that I'd seen how big he actually really was, and I thought, 'Oh, I'm in trouble'," Mr Brookman said. "To launch themselves at a boat near a boat or at a person, it's not what we would call typical behaviour," senior wildlife officer Jane Burns said. "An animal would look at a smaller boat more as something to his size that he would feel comfortable to go up and investigate," Ms Burns said.
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