- Rangers are hunting an ‘aggressive’ crocodile which stalked a pair of fishers
- Doug and Marceena Burns were fishing in Innisfail, far north Queensland
- They spotted the croc and it refused to leave, following them around the river
- Footage of the reptile shows it stalk the couple even when they hit it with a stick
A couple has filmed an ‘aggressive and territorial’ crocodile which they claim was stalking them as they fished in a river.
The two-metre croc spotted Doug and Marceena Burns after they reeled in a catch and began tailing them like prey, as the worried couple moved positions five different times in Innisfail, far north Queensland.
Footage of the dangerous reptile shows it refuse to swim away from the boat and doggedly pursue the fishers even when they prodded it violently with a stick.
The two-metre croc (pictured) spotted Doug and Marceena Burns after they reeled in a catch and began tailing them like prey, as the worried couple moved positions five different times in Innisfail, far north Queensland
Marceena Burns (pictured) said the two-metre reptile was following them around the river
‘Over his shoulder I could see what I thought might have been a log, until I realised it was moving towards us,’ Ms Burns told Seven News.
‘And I said, “Hey Doug I hope you’re balanced in the boat here because he’s moving towards us”.’
Despite being on the smaller scale for Australian reptiles, the croc was described as being ‘aggressive and territorial’.
Rangers have now launched a hunt for the stalker crocodile after Doug and Marceena alerted officials when they safely made it out of the water.
Footage of the dangerous reptile (pictured) shows it refuse to swim away from the boat and doggedly pursue the fishers even when they prodded it violently with a stick
Innisfail rivers are notorious for being home to some of Australia’s deadliest crocodiles.
In March rangers captured and killed a four-metre reptile which fatally attacked a spear-fisherman.
And that same month an Innisfail teenager was aggressively mauled by a four-metre croc after he jumped into Johnstone River.
Innisfail rivers are notorious for being home to some of Australia’s deadliest crocodiles (Crocodile pictured)