Man saved from croc shot in error

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By Phil Mercer
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BBC News, Sydney</span></span>


<span style="font-size: x-small">A man has been accidentally shot by a rescuer who was trying to free him from the jaws of a crocodile in northern Australia.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">The victim, in his late 20s, was attacked by the reptile near a popular tourist spot on the Mary River south-east of Darwin.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">He was flown to hospital by helicopter for emergency surgery for bite and bullet wounds.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">He is currently in a stable condition in hospital.

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<span style="font-size: x-small">Two shots
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<span style="font-size: x-small">Crocodile attacks and shootings are rare in Australia.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">To suffer both at once is - to say the least - unfortunate.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">Jason Grant was collecting crocodile eggs at a remote reptile farm when he found himself locked inside a giant set of jaws.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">For a few terrifying moments the animal wildly shook its victim before the intervention of a fellow worker.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">He fired two shots at the saltwater crocodile. One hit the target, while the other struck the arm of his stricken colleague.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">It was enough though to bring the drama to an end.
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<span style="font-size: x-small">The injured man was flown to hospital in Darwin, where he is recovering.
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Source: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7203988.stm)