Footage of crocodile mauling man and his dog in Far North Queensland emerges

Frightening vision has surfaced of a wild crocodile attack on a man and his dog in Far North Queensland.

Frightening vision has surfaced of a wild crocodile attack on a man and his dog in Far North Queensland.

Alister MacPhee, 37, was near a remote boat ramp 50km south of Cooktown with his dog at about 5.30pm on Wednesday when a saltwater croc launched out of the water and bit him.

The reptile dragged Mr MacPhee into the water before letting him go and snatching his dog.

The man was rushed to a nearby clinic in the Indigenous community of Wujal Wujal and then flown to Cairns Hospital, where he was in stable condition on Thursday afternoon. He had to undergo surgery on Thursday morning.

On late Thursday, a video emerged showing a man in Speedos rushing into the water before a splash announced the arrival of a large crocodile.

Alister MacPhee was mauled by a crocodile that killed his dog.

The predator released its grip on the man only after being distracted by the man’s dog. The injured man then managed to stagger up the boat ramp, clutching his bleeding leg.

An off-duty Far North ranger was in the area to come to the aid of Mr MacPhee.

Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation’s Nikita Jack-Tayley gave the man first aid.

Her boss Josh Paterson told the Cairns Post that Ms Jack-Tayley was “pretty shook up”.

“I hear the man was devastated at the loss of his dog and it’s thought the dog came to his aid,” he added.

The predator released its grip on the man only after being distracted by his dog. The injured man then managed to stagger up the boat ramp, clutching his bleeding leg.

Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation’s Nikita Jack-Tayley performed first aid after finding the injured man at the boat ramp.

Local Billy Dunn said the croc involved in Wednesday’s incident was new to the area.

“There is a big new croc in the river and he is a big nasty b****r,” he said.

“He has just been watching everybody and there has been a lot of roadworks, so there have been a lot of people around.

“There are always a lot of crocs in this river and last year we counted nine crocs over 4m between the river mouth and waterfall.”

The Department of Environment and Science’s wildlife officers plan to travel to Ayton to locate and remove the crocodile responsible.

Originally published as Footage of crocodile mauling man and his dog in Far North Queensland emerges