Tour Guide Lets Tourists Swim In Croc Infested Waters - Crocs 1, Tourists 0

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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 ? Last updated 1:24 a.m. PT

Coroner: Australian tour guide negligent

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DARWIN, Australia -- A tour guide who invited foreign tourists to swim in crocodile infested waters in northern Australia in 2002 acted in a "grossly negligent" manner that led to the death of a German visitor, a coroner's report said Tuesday.

Isabel von Jordan, 23, drowned in October 2002 after being mauled by a 15-foot, 1,100 pound crocodile while swimming with other tourists in Kakadu National Park.

Tour guide Glenn Robless, who told the tourists it was safe to swim, pleaded guilty in 2003 to a charge of making a dangerous omission that caused von Jordan's death. He was given a three-year suspended prison sentence.

Coroner Greg Cavanagh said Robless was responsible for the safety of his visitors, many of whom did not know saltwater crocodiles were common in the park.

"Robless was well aware that large saltwater crocodiles would have inhabited that stretch of water, and that his decision to allow the group to swim in the waterway was inexplicable, indefensible and grossly negligent," he said.

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If crocs weren't allergic to saurkraut, they probably would have eaten all of them.
 

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We get alot of tourists down here in Australia who have no idea about the presence of crocs in the creeks up north. Clearly best to stay well away from these places for anyone thinking of travelling to northern australia in the future. The best place to see these things is at Hartley's crocodile farm in Cairns where they used to (and may still have) the largest croc in captivity stretching up to around the 25 feet region. Imagine swimming head on at that! :scared
 
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