A fisherman who was killed by a marine creature in far north Queensland was probably the victim of a crocodile attack.
The body of 49-year-old Cairns man, David Fordson, was found near Bushy Islet, off the east coast of Cape York. Police say the man’s wounds indicate he was the victim of a marine animal attack but they still cannot say for certain whether he was killed by a crocodile.
Cape York locals believe the attacker was a 4m saltwate crocodile that lives on a small island nearby.
“It’s a monster, very territorial — it’s been there for years,” nearby resident Paul Munro told the media.
Police are also considering the possibility that Mr Fordson was killed by a reef shark.
A post-mortem examination is being conducted and a report on Mr Fordson’s death is being prepared for the coroner.
“He’d been snorkelling and spearfishing with another male and they were returning to a boat when he was noticed missing,” said Senior Sergeant Peter Banaghan. “Spearfishing and all that sort of thing on the Barrier Reef close to land where crocodiles live is always a big risk.”
There was a video where you can see a man swimming and a creature swims really fast and bites him. Is this the same man that I am talking about?