Four Australian men have been dubbed the “idiots of the century” for swimming into a crocodile trap. As photographs on Facebook showed them clambering on the floating trap set in the Port Douglas Marina in Queensland’s Douglas Shire area, they were ridiculed by a local mayor on Tuesday, AFP reported quoting ABC Radio.
“I was absolutely gobsmacked,” Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu was quoted as telling ABC Radio. “This is incredibly stupid and dangerous behaviour. I’m wondering whether these fellows are vying for the idiots of the year award or the idiots of the century award.”
Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles also pilloried the men who swam into the trap. He said on Twitter: “Seriously? The meat we put in these traps is bait. For crocodiles. Don’t swim in them! It’s stupid, and illegal.”
The four men swam into the same area where a 14-feet long crocodile killed 79-year-old Anne Cameron two weeks ago. The woman’s body parts were found inside the crocodile. The reptile was put to death on October 17.
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