Bloomfield River crocodile attack: Man lucky to be alive after attack near Cooktown, far north Qld

A man is lucky to be alive after he was attacked by a crocodile in a terrifying ordeal.

He was at a boat ramp on Bloomfield River near Cooktown in far north Queensland on Wednesday night when a ‘reasonably big’ crocodile lunged at him and dragged him into the water.

The man, 37, was bitten on the lower leg but was able to miraculously escape with the help of a local ranger who witnessed the harrowing ordeal.

Sadly, his dog was mauled to death in the attack.

The man was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition.

A man has miraculously survived being mauled to death by a crocodile (stock image)

It’s understood the man was travelling around Queensland and had taken his dog to the boat ramp for a drink of water.

“The croc grabbed the man by the leg and dragged him in but he managed to get away from its grip and the dog also got away,’ Jabalbina Aboriginal community Josh Paterson told the Cairns Post.

The ranger who rushed to the man’s aid  and saved his life has been left shaken by the harrowing scenes.

She was awarded ranger of the month and could claim

‘She could see there was someone in distress at the river and it was really lucky cause we had just finished our first aid training,’ Mr Paterson said.

“She is obviously pretty shook up about the whole thing.’

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