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Rachel Hagan

Brave teen fought off giant crocodile trying to drag him under water to eat him alive

A brave teenager has revealed how he fought off a huge crocodile that had him in its jaws while on a fishing trip.

Zefha Butcher had a near-death experience in Australia after the croc attacked him from behind and attempted to death-roll him in the water.

The 19-year-old was fishing off Groote Eylandt, in the Northern Territory, with his 10-year-old brother and older cousin at about 8 pm when the beast pounced.

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