Just saw this lucky sole on 7, funny as , 2.5 to 3 metre croc they claim, looks to me like he got skull dragged across the flats.
not sure about fingering the eye if you look at the photo of the guy hes got a brown finger, maybe that's why the croc let go
Select to expand quotedusta said..
i am no expert but shouldn't there be another set of bitemarks from the jaw . Looks to me like he and the girlfriend got a little bit frisky and he copped a few nail scratches .
Something just wreaks of bullsh!t with this story
yeh imho its a croc of s**t
Select to expand quotesurfingboye said...
They said his kite fell out of the sky; was he on a Best Waroo or something?
Ahhhhahaha I just realised you shoped in loftys face on your DP, cruel but funny lol.
What worrys me is, I thought 2.5m was quite small and wouldn't have the balls to tackle a human. I even thought a 3m would think twice about it. I was wrong, I wonder what size wouldn't eat people?
I know nothing about crocs......
But that's a massive kite
and why does ( everybody ) stick their finger in a crocs eye? Is it like cow tipping?
"Because I was attached to my kite, it acted like a massive brake ... he was trying to pull me back but he's pulling the whole weight of a 40-metre kite, so he couldn't get me down under
"Because I grew up in the Territory, born and bred, it's like, everybody sticks their finger in a crocodile's eye, so I just thought I'd go for gold and got my index finger and just shoved it as hard as I could straight into his eye socket," Mr Keeping said.
Those "wounds" are so soft for a croc, it must have just been trying to hug him with its mouth. Seriously though look at the teeth on a 2.5m croc, if he was stuck in its mouth he should have some serious punctures. On top of that the orientation of the wounds looks all wrong. They are scratches, not bite marks.
Mmm, dunno about this story... Every single croc attack I've seen, they roll and tear, not shake. Marks on his back looks like scratches with some puncture wounds on his shoulders - no bits on opposite side. Anybody who's been to Malcolm Douglas Croc farm in Broome would have seen the demo where they take a stick and pushes the crocs eye back to show you that thats a myth! Taking this one with a pinch of salt...
Select to expand quotekemp90 said..
surfingboye said...
They said his kite fell out of the sky; was he on a Best Waroo or something?
Ahhhhahaha I just realised you shoped in loftys face on your DP, cruel but funny lol.
Meh... makes him and his boyfriend Hybrid look way better actually.
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Someone must know him here.Does anyone? Comment?
... yeah, I know of him and met him a couple times, nice enough bloke but definitely not a regular and definetely not familiar where to kite from! On the day of the incident, the wind was completely wrong so we're all confused why he went there to begin with. The beach is very open there so he either spend a very long time in the water or it was one brave, very hungry desperate croc as they don't hunt/feed in such open waters, no where to stash the dinner.
We don't know him so we can't guage if its bull or not. A few things don't add up for sure!
Robbie 
p.s. seabreeze kicked in yesterday so we had an epic session in the very reported spot, and man talk about hype, every second dog walker had to warn us, "don't you know there is a croc here",,,,, geeeze man talk about hysteria! Its like a killer shark report in WA!
Is this the first time ever that a kiter got attacked by croc? The Docs will be able to tell for sure if he had bite marks or not.
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No dramas about the board Steve, glad I could help. It was not that long ago that it was me bobbing around feeling very venerable a couple of hundred metres off shore, wondering if it would be a croc, shark, or box jellyfish that was going to ruin my day!
Unfortunately missed the downwinder, sounded like an awesome trip!
Can't work out the kiting as Cas beach part of the story, it was blowing from the SE all day??
Thanks again Chris. I was dreading having to go swim for my board.
NT News stated it occurred at Casuarina Coastal reserve - which according to the map is the Lee Point area - so that makes more sense with the SE winds.
www.google.com.au/maps/place/Casuarina+Coastal+Reserve/@-12.3272591,130.899535,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xf0217a90db0ef70
I have been crabbing lately in Micketts Creek and there is a 2-3m croc in there that raids my pots at the mouth of the creek - could be the same one.
I think it's Casurina coastal reserve from rapid creek onwards, I remember there being a sign about it on the cliffs.
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Is this the first time ever that a kiter got attacked by croc? The Docs will be able to tell for sure if he had bite marks or not.
You'll be shocked what the docs in NT know about stingers, crocs, snakes and other nasties. Diddly squat. Frankly, you're better off going to the local VET or the local University's poisinous animal labs for better treatment.
Select to expand quoteLoftywinds said..INTHELOOP said..
Is this the first time ever that a kiter got attacked by croc? The Docs will be able to tell for sure if he had bite marks or not.
You'll be shocked what the docs in NT know about stingers, crocs, snakes and other nasties. Diddly squat. Frankly, you're better off going to the local VET or the local University's poisinous animal labs for better treatment.
And you know this how,.. from your PHD?? >Wayne Kerr.
I love how a person with an eighth of the knowledge of a the person they criticise to be judgmental of there knowledge, Hey Dr Lofty!
Select to expand quoteGazuki said..Loftywinds said..INTHELOOP said..
Is this the first time ever that a kiter got attacked by croc? The Docs will be able to tell for sure if he had bite marks or not.
You'll be shocked what the docs in NT know about stingers, crocs, snakes and other nasties. Diddly squat. Frankly, you're better off going to the local VET or the local University's poisinous animal labs for better treatment.
And you know this how,.. from your PHD?? >Wayne Kerr.
I love how a person with an eighth of the knowledge of a the person they criticise to be judgmental of there knowledge, Hey Dr Lofty!
... + 1 Gazuki, geezeus Loftypinhead, you take the cake some times dude!
By the way, some one just sighted a 2m croc off Casuarina beach a couple hours ago apparently!
mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-18/crocodile-attacks-chris-keeping-kitesurfing-near-darwin-beach/6477022
According to the ABC interview it was at Lee Point. Croc catcher went and visited the guy in hospital and would have called bulls... if it was the case.
Have just called Crocwise about the croc hanging around the mouth of Micketts Creek.
Shouldn't this be in the NT section,.. oh wait there isn't one. (Ripped off NT!) The most exciting state at the moment and doesn't even have its own section. 
Select to expand quoteGazuki said..
Shouldn't this be in the NT section,.. oh wait there isn't one. (Ripped off NT!) The most exciting state at the moment and doesn't even have its own section.
... yeah ya right but what is one to do???????
@the NT guys.
The croc that got him didnt cut into his flesh much. Why?
It said a 2m croc. Is that small for a croc?
... geez, the 2 best spots to kite from in Darwin this time of year and 2 spots where the damn crocs are seen,,,,, looks like a mean 4.1m caught at Mandorah, where we just did our downwinder too ,,,,,,, I reckon we might have a smaller number of crew doing the next downwinder I think 
, spooking a few of us now (meh,,,,,not me though)! 
www.ntnews.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes
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@the NT guys.The croc that got him didnt cut into his flesh much. Why?
It said a 2m croc. Is that small for a croc?
... 2m is still capable of chomping ya toe or fingers off so its big enough, either way is gunna mess ya up! If you ever do one of those croc tour thingys at a croc park, hold one of the baby ones, you'll feel they are a ball of muscle when they wanna.
Cheers,
Robbie :)
ps here is a bit of an inappropriate video concidering the above, one of the kite crew who used to wrangle crocs, video of a kite/camping trip on a island woopwoop
Returned from fishing at Charles Point a couple of weeks before a Christmas, saw a huge croc just outside Larrakeyah Army Barracks. They are everywhere. I just won't admit that to my missus, but now will have second thoughts on getting out of the boat when in the creeks.
Won't stop me from getting back into kiting. I apologise in advance to the Darwin crew if I drift in the way and please do not think that I am being snobbish/unfriendly if I set up and launch a lot further upwind on the beach.
No, it was not me Robbie on Saturday. Was briefly kiting there on Sunday morning though ... and was a sitting duck when I was submerged in the water. Might have to wear a flak jacket next time.
Select to expand quotesburlo said..
Returned from fishing at Charles Point a couple of weeks before a Christmas, saw a huge croc just outside Larrakeyah Army Barracks. They are everywhere. I just won't admit that to my missus, but now will have second thoughts on getting out of the boat when in the creeks.
Won't stop me from getting back into kiting. I apologise in advance to the Darwin crew if I drift in the way and please do not think that I am being snobbish/unfriendly if I set up and launch a lot further upwind on the beach.
No, it was not me Robbie on Saturday. Was briefly kiting there on Sunday morning though ... and was a sitting duck when I was submerged in the water. Might have to wear a flak jacket next time.
... wonder whats going on hey, I've seen way more crocs this year than any other and sharks too for what its worth, just yesterday a 4 or 5 foot somthing at Rapid Creek,,,,,,, global warming, El-Nino, making the animals braver?????? W t f is going on????
cheers,
Robbie :)
p.s, NT section: yeah, saw you sunday Steve, good to see you back again, figured it was you with the 14m Epic Renagade, looked like wind died off, thought I'd wait for the arvo seabreeze instead!
