5 Deadliest Crocodile Attacks in the Last 4 Years

5 Deadliest Crocodile Attacks in the Last 4 Years

Deep down the world’s dangerous saltwater habitats, freshwater marshes and lakes are ferocious crocodiles. Known as opportunistic and territorial human flesh-eating predators, certain crocodile species attack humans to satisfy their need for larger mammalian prey. In the last four years, these 5 unfortunate human preys have “croc-o-died” as victims of the deadliest crocodile attacks.

5. Cindy Waldron, May 2016
In May 2016, childhood best friends Cindy Waldron and Leeann Mitchell proved their friendship’s strength amidst a serious illness, and a deadly crocodile attack. The New Zealand natives were in Queensland, Australia to celebrate the end of Mitchell’s breast cancer treatment, but she was left grieving alone when Waldron disappeared in the Thornton Beach waters. Underneath the dark skies, they were standing in shallow water, arm-in-arm, when the 4.3 meter crocodile attacked.

4. Warren Hughes, March 2017
Warren Hughes, a 35-year old fisherman and highly-skilled spearfishing instructor from Queensland, Australia was never without his spear as he targeted his fresh catch for the day. However, on a fateful day on March 18, 2017, his long metal shaft with a pointed tip was no match to a large saltwater crocodile that aggressively attacked him.

3. Paul McClean, September 2017
Deaths by crocodile attack in Sri Lanka are quite rare, and unfortunately, British journalist Paul McClean was one of the ill-fated victims. The 24-year old Oxford University alumnus and Financial Times contributor was vacationing 5,399 miles from his hometown with 4 friends in September 2017.

2. Rebente Ladja, February 2018
The province of Palawan in the Philippines is a certified tourist destination that attracts thousands of international travelers because of its beguiling seascapes and aquatic wildlife. Crab fisherman Rebente Ladja enviably lived in this paradise island, but the Balabac town in the southern part of Palawan where he resided is home to saltwater crocodiles.

1. Deasy Tuwo, January 2019
A 17 foot-long crocodile named Merry in a research facility in North Sulawesi, Indonesia was a picky eater. It only ate chicken, tuna, and meat and they must be fresh – neither frozen nor spoilt. But on January 11, 2019, Merry was perhaps not satisfied with its meal and wanted more.

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