Fisherman, 24, suffers serious injuries when a huge crocodile jumps out of the water and bites his hand
- 24-year-old Queensland man required surgery after being attacked by crocodile
- He was fishing with a friend in the Northern Territory when crocodile attacked
- He was rushed to hospital where he required emergency surgery on his hand
A fisherman is lucky to be alive after a crocodile jumped out of the water and bit him on the hand.
The 24-year-old Queensland man was fishing with a friend near Mandorah in the Northern Territory on Sunday when the reptile attacked.
The crocodile crept up on the two men and jumped from the water, biting down on the 24-year-old man's right hand, causing serious injuries.
A 24-year-old Queensland man was left with serious injuries to his right hand after a crocodile leapt from the water and attacked him while he fished in the Northern Territory (saltwater crocodile pictured)
His friend was able to drive him to the nearby Berry Springs where St John Ambulance officers were waiting to take him to the Royal Darwin Hospital.
'We met them at the Berry Springs shop area and a male there [had] quite serious injuries to a hand, where his fingers were quite severely damaged,' St John Ambulance spokesman Craig Garraway said.
After arriving at the hospital the 24-year-old underwent surgery on his right hand and fingers and remains in a stable condition, ABC News reported.
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A St John Ambulance spokesman said the man wasn't able to identify the type of crocodile that attacked him.
However due to the bite patterns on his hand paramedics speculated he could have been attacked by a salt water crocodile.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted St John Ambulance for further comment.
The Queensland man was taken by his friend to a nearby town before a St John Ambulance rushed him to the Royal Darwin Hospital where he underwent surgery on his hand and fingers (Mandorah Ferry Wharf pictured)
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