RIGHT: The 24-year-old fisherman says he got the fright of his life. (User submitted: Joel Pezzutti)30 June 2010
A far north Queensland fisherman has pulled up a three-metre crocodile while casting his bait net at a tidal drain in Cairns.
Joel Pezzutti was casting the net in the suburb of Portsmith when the saltwater crocodile jumped from the water and latched onto the net.
The 24-year-old civil contractor says he got the fright of his life but still had the foresight to capture the moment.
"I was out casting for some bait so I could go fishing," he said.
"I cast my cast net out and a croc jumped out of the water and grabbed onto it, so I back-pedalled and I ran to the car because I was on my own.
"I got my torch and camera and had to get a photo because I knew no-one would believe me."
The Department of Environment and Resource Management is investigating the incident.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/30/2941368.htm
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