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28 August 2026

They were fishing in remote Australia... then a crocodile came straight at the boat

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They were fishing in remote Australia... then a crocodile came straight at the boat

Deep in remote Australia, a journey through waterfalls and crocodile-filled waterways turns intense when a large crocodile approaches to within about a metre of the boat while they are fighting a ...

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