Northern Territory man goes fishing in crocodile infested waters

Man photographed fishing on top of white car in crocodile infested water in NT
The picture of the man was posted to Reddit and scrutinized for it’s recklessness
The Ute is permanently stationed at the crossing and seen as a great spot to fish

By Greta Levy For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 13:48 BST, 28 April 2018 | Updated: 14:38 BST, 28 April 2018

A man wearing a hi-vis shirt was photographed standing on top of a car fishing in crocodile infested waters at a notorious Australian river crossing.

The man was seen on top of a white Ute at Cahills Crossing in the Northern Territory.

The area is known for it’s saltwater-crocodile infested waters, with some scaling up to five-metres long.

A man wearing a hi-vis shirt was photographed standing on top a car fishing at crocodile infested waters at a notorious Australian river crossing

A man wearing a hi-vis shirt was photographed standing on top a car fishing at crocodile infested waters at a notorious Australian river crossing

The image posted to Reddit shows the fisherman dicing with death in high-water conditions at the Kakadu National Park creek.

According to the commenters, the white Ute is stationed there permanently and the fisherman remained there until tide went back down.

Others users speculated there appeared to be another Ute toppled over on it’s side to the back left of the image.

The area is known for it's saltwater-crocodile infested waters, with some scaling up to five-metres long

The area is known for it’s saltwater-crocodile infested waters, with some scaling up to five-metres long

According to locals the white Ute is stationed there permanently and the fishermen remain there until tide goes back down

According to locals the white Ute is stationed there permanently and the fishermen remain there until tide goes back down

The post enraged users with one commenting ‘these are the morons that should be charged or fined when they’ve got to be rescued from flood waters’.

Another replied ‘Crocs will sort them out. Google Cahill Crossing’.

Last year, a man was savagely killed by a saltwater crocodile at the notoriously difficult crossing.

Last year, a man was savagely killed by a saltwater crocodile at the notoriously difficult crossing

Last year, a man was savagely killed by a saltwater crocodile at the notoriously difficult crossing

The image posted to Reddit shows the fisherman dicing with death in high-water conditions at the Kakadu National Park creek

The image posted to Reddit shows the fisherman dicing with death in high-water conditions at the Kakadu National Park creek

The 47-year-old was pulled under by a 3.3 metre-long crocodile while he wading through the murky waters.

The man’s body was found about two kilometres downriver and the ‘very protective’ crocodile had to be shot dead so the body could be safely retrieved.

The stretch of water is home to at least 120 saltwater crocodiles and is lined with ‘warning signs’ about the prehistoric creatures.