Nightmare moment wildlife worker is mauled by a crocodile in front of crowd as bystander threads pole through enclosure fence to try and save him
Horrifying footage captured the moment a crocodile sank its teeth into a worker at a wildlife park in Papua New Guinea.
The worker had been inside the crocodile enclosure at Adventure Park in Port Moresby when the mauling unfolded on Saturday afternoon.
The crocodile clamped its jaw down on his legs, with a terrified bystander filming the incident.
Video showed the worker half submerged in the pool, remaining perfectly still.
A bystander had extended a pole through the fence of the enclosure, with the worker holding onto it for dear life.
Gasps and panicked voices emanated from the crowd that had gathered to watch on in helpless horror.
Horrifying footage captured the moment a crocodile sank its teeth into a worker at a wildlife park in Papua New Guinea
The crocodile clamped its jaw down on his legs, with a terrified bystander filming the terrifying incident
The worker was finally freed from the jaws of the beast before he was rushed to 3 Mile General Hospital for treatment
Emergency services were called to the scene, with police shooting the crocodile.
The worker was finally freed from the jaws of the beast before he was rushed to 3 Mile General Hospital for treatment.
The extent of his injuries remains unknown.
The attack comes after social media photos showed staff handling crocodiles at the park, with one worker seen sitting on the back of one of the predators.
