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12-16-2004, 12:16 PM
Teen Fends Off Croc Clamped to His Head
United Press International
A young Australian man was nursing wounds to his scalp and face Wednesday after successfully escaping a crocodile's grip on his head.
The attack occurred in Cairns, in northeastern Australia, when Drewe Ramsden, 18, bent over a river to splash off his face while at a pub with friends, The Sun reported.
He didn't notice as an 8-foot crocodile swept towards him, pushing a wave in front of its snout. His began yelling, but the reptile lunged and clamped onto Ramsden's head.
The man began punching, and as his friends arrived, they began pelting the croc with rocks and cans of beer.
He didn't know what it was but he sort of punched it and got away, one of his friends said.
Paramedics rushed Ramsden to a hospital, where he received nine stitches for a gaping hole to his right cheek and several puncture wounds on his scalp.
Wildlife rangers said they would attempt to locate the croc, trap it and move it to a zoo.
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United Press International
A young Australian man was nursing wounds to his scalp and face Wednesday after successfully escaping a crocodile's grip on his head.
The attack occurred in Cairns, in northeastern Australia, when Drewe Ramsden, 18, bent over a river to splash off his face while at a pub with friends, The Sun reported.
He didn't notice as an 8-foot crocodile swept towards him, pushing a wave in front of its snout. His began yelling, but the reptile lunged and clamped onto Ramsden's head.
The man began punching, and as his friends arrived, they began pelting the croc with rocks and cans of beer.
He didn't know what it was but he sort of punched it and got away, one of his friends said.
Paramedics rushed Ramsden to a hospital, where he received nine stitches for a gaping hole to his right cheek and several puncture wounds on his scalp.
Wildlife rangers said they would attempt to locate the croc, trap it and move it to a zoo.
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