A video posted online has sparked outrage after it showed young children playing dangerously close to crocodile infested waters at the Mangrove Boardwalk, just 10 minutes from the city. The footage captures one child standing on the guard rail, leaning over the edge to look into the murky water below where deadly saltwater crocodiles are known to lurk.
The boardwalk itself is raised and meant to keep visitors safe, but the child’s risky position had viewers horrified.
I wouldn’t have my kid hanging over the edge like that crocodile food,
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one commenter wrote. Saltwater crocs can jump two meters. Have you seen how high they leap? another warned.
You’d think some risks are just common sense but not for one couple in Darwin.
The couple hasn’t responded to the backlash yet, but many online are calling it a wake up call. In croc country, a moment of carelessness could be deadly.
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