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A man saved his wife from the jaws of an attacking crocodile in a remote northern Australia region. The police authorities reported that the man jumped on the reptile’s back and gave his wife a chance to escape from the deadly lock. The attacker was a mature saltwater crocodile in the the murky waters of the Adelaide River, near Darwin in the Northern Territory.

While the married couple were swimming the crocodile attacked and the 36-years old woman suffered several leg and hand injuries.In the critical situation her husband manage to act with lighting speed and jumped on the reptile’s back.Then the 2.5-meter (8-foot) reptile released the woman and fled defeated.The man was not injured at all and his wife was taken to Darwin to treat wounds that included eight teeth punctures in her thigh.

The names of the couple were not disclosed

“The husband’s very swift and diligent actions have saved the day,” Royal Darwin Hospital general manager Len Notaros told reporters.

It was the fourth close call involving a crocodile this year in the Northern Territory.