JAWS OF DEATH
Shocking moment swimmer is mauled by crocodile that killed his dog as he punches beast to escape
THIS is the shocking moment a swimmer was mauled by a crocodile in a wild attack which left his dog dead.
Distressing footage shows tourist Alister MacPhee, 37, repeatedly punching the beast in a bid to escape after it lunged from the water in Queensland, Australia.
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The man who was near Port Douglas with his pet Rottweiler can be seen wading knee-deep in the water when suddenly a croc bites him.
The video shows the beast trying to drag him into the water before letting him go and setting its eyes on the dog.
As the huge beast drags the dog into the water, Alister can be seen hitting the croc on the back in a bid to save his pet.
Bleeding heavily and clutching his wounded leg, Alistair had no choice but to back away from the waters edge and leave his dog in the jaws of the croc.
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He was later spotted by an off-duty ranger who came to help reported.
Alister was rushed to a nearby clinic in the Indigenous community of Wujal Wujal and then flown to Cairns Hospital.
He remains in hospital in stable condition after undergoing surgery.
Wildlife Officers from the Department of Environment and Science (DES) told the that the croc was found and shot late Thursday.
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According to local reports, during a necropsy on Friday morning, they found the remains of Alistair's dog inside its stomach.
Josh Patterson from the Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation said one of his rangers who found Alister in distress.
"She reported to me that the man said he went to the water's edge with the dog to get the dog water and was attacked by a crocodile, quite a large crocodile," he said before adding the man was "lucky to be alive".
He added that the Bloomfield River is a "dangerous place" at this time of the year as "it's warm and the crocs are more active".
He told the Cairns Post that the man "was devastated at the loss of his dog and it’s thought the dog came to his aid."
Cooktown Mayor Peter Scott said: "This bloke was very very lucky, but at the same time he's lost what may have been his best mate so it's very very sad.
"It's awfully tragic that he's lost a dog who I think was there with him and may have been trying to protect him too."
It follows a similar attack in Florida, where a massive 10-foot alligator killed a pensioner walking her dog.
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Heart-breaking footage shows Gloria Serge, 85, near the lake at Spanish Lakes Fairways, before the gator leapt out of the water and grabbed her dog.
In another horrifying attack, a one-year-old boy was eaten alive by a crocodile after the beast snatched him off a small boat.
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