The crocodile remained clamped on to his arm as he drew back. He was about to grab the pole and “immediately something lunged on to me,” Dearly said. He then did the opposite when he decided to retrieve a pole he had been using to feed meat to raptors and had dropped overboard. He had undergone surgery to repair a severed tendon in his hand, the Northern Territory News reported.ĭearly said he told the 18 tourists on his cruise on Monday to keep their entire bodies inside the boat at all times for safety. Dearly had his right hand and forearm in a cast, but did not detail his injuries.
