Uhhhh . . OK: For 2032 Olympics, One Possible Rowing Site Near Brisbane Is Saltwater Crocodile Habitat

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5. I have personally seen Saltwater crocks jump 8 feet up out of the water.

I was in the Darwin NT area for a job many years ago. We went to a Crock farm and they had hundreds there up to nearly 20 feet long. One thing they did was put on a show where there was a deck 15 of so feet above the big Crocodial pond. They would dangle a whole dead chicken on a rope 8-10 feet over the water. One of the crocs would come rocketing straight up out of the water and grab the chicken. So, no thanks.
The company owner had one dinner for us at the local marina. Among the docks, They had these giant cages in the water that were cylinders six feet in diameter and 20 feet long with a large door on one end. These were Croc traps where they would trap them and then move them to the croc farm. I think they would eventually turn them into purses and boots.

In the three weeks I was there there were two people killed by crocks. One woman who tried swimming in a river, and another fisherman where the crock had jumped onto the transom of the johnboat and got the fisherman.
They recovered most of both bodies, but they had problems moving the woman's body. They had her in a body bag draped across the bow of the boat. Another crock jumped up and grabbed the body bag dragging it into the water. Again recovered, but no local would transport it and the Aussi Coast guard had to send a boat up river to transport it. I still have the newspaper stories somewhere.

So let whoever made this decision try rowing in those waters. They will probably be ok.