Australian man, 72, fends off crocodiles with spannersGLEN CAMPBELL/FAIRFAX AUSTRALIA A crocodile in the Adelaide River, South East of Darwin. It was a "sheer act of desperation and survival" that led a man in Australia to fend off advancing crocodiles by throwing spark plugs and spanners after one overturned his small boat, drowning his friend. But as they were attempting to bring crab pots into their three-metre boat, a crocodile tipped over their boat. The top end has a notoriously large crocodile population, thought to be about 100,000 or about one for every two Territorians. The survivor was treated for severe shock before being flown to Darwin, where he was taken to hospital.

Source: Stuff May 17, 2016 13:36 UTC