SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian grandmother who saved a friend from the jaws of a crocodile by jumping on the giant reptile's back has been awarded Australia's highest civilian bravery award.
Alicia Sorohan was awarded the Star of Courage after risking her life to save a friend who was dragged from his tent by the crocodile during a camping trip in the remote far north of tropical Queensland state in October 2004.
Then 60, Sorohan jumped on the 4.2 m (14 feet) crocodile's back as it dragged him from a tent while the man's horrified wife tried to both pull him free and protect their baby.
The crocodile then turned on Sorohan and almost tore off her arm before her son shot and killed it. "The first thing you think of was just jump on it and try to pull it off," Sorohan told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio after the awards list was announced Monday.
"My son came around, he saw me actually jump on the crocodile and he shot it, but it hung on to my arm," she said.
"I just couldn't get away and you think, 'Oh, there's my time up'," said Sorohan, from the Queensland capital Brisbane.
Sorohan said she finds "crocs" fascinating and has since returned to their favorite camping spot, which she calls "paradise."
Crocodiles number in the tens of thousands across northern Australia and have killed about a dozen people over the past 20 years.
You know, I guess, under the circumstances, you do just about anything. However, do not get taken by a 14' crocodile around me! You will certainly be in a world of hurt. Read my lips, "I am NOT jumping on the back of ANYTHING 14 feet long with a mouth full of teeth"! That includes crocs, gators, anacondas, pythons and, last but not least, GREAT WHITE SHARKS! Listen, I might look and sound like I'm crazy, but, when it comes to shit like this, I am NOT one of the STUPID PEOPLE! Hero my ass! Not in this life.
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bLet's be real, if it were your kid or your wife, you would jump, so cut the bull. You might even jump if it was your dog. From Straight Up.
Yeah, if it were my wife, kid or dog, I probably would jump. Maybe! The big difference is, "they wont be stupid enough to get in that situation"! Therefore, I wont have to make that decision. Thank you.
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