Man Reels in Saltwater Crocodile While Night Fishing

Man Reels in Saltwater Crocodile While Night Fishing
An estuarine crocodilein the Adelaide river near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory on Sept. 2, 2008. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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A Queensland fisherman captured a 1.7 metre (5.5 foot) saltwater crocodile at a North Queensland dam, sparking an investigation by Queensland wildlife officers.

The man was night-fishing on Saturday at Peter Faust Dam, 26 kilometres (16 miles) inland from Proserpine in the Whitsunday region.

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