Man killed by Australian crocodile known as Michael Jackson

A 57-year-old man was killed in front of his wife by a 15ft crocodile dubbed Michael Jackson, as the pair fished in a river in northern Australia.



The woman did not see her husband taken, but heard “a scream and then turned around and saw a tail splashing in the water,” the officer said.

The unnamed man went into the Adelaide River, a spot notorious for the deadly predators, to unsnag his line when he was taken the saltwater crocodile,
The Adelaide River crocodiles are a major tourist attraction. The man was attacked near the Arnhem Highway bridge close to where cruise ships show sightseers crocodiles leaping from the water to snatch chicken carcasses suspended from poles.

Police Senior Constable Travis Edwards said searchers in boats found the victim's body last night and shot the crocodile.
The creature was named after pop star Jackson due to its albino colouring, which meant it had a distinctive white head.