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NT inquest hears croc victim's last words

NT crocodiles are less afraid of people and more likely to tackle larger prey, an inquest into two fatal crocodile attacks has heard.

An inquest has begun into the deaths of two fishermen killed by saltwater crocodiles in the NT.
An inquest has begun into the deaths of two fishermen killed by saltwater crocodiles in the NT.

THE last thing Thi Ban Le heard her husband say was "oh my God, I'm dead".

LANH Van Tran was seized by a well known 4.6-metre albino saltwater crocodile called Michael Jackson when he waded into the Adelaide River in August last year to free a snagged fishing line.

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