“He landed his ball near the water and as he’s done that he disturbed a … crocodile," Coate told ABC.
“When he went up to the crocodile, it’s bitten him,” he added.
Coate also said that the reptile had been lurking in the waterway on the 11th hole. He added that the man was taken to the Mossman hospital in a stable condition.
Crocodiles are a common sight on golf courses in Australia and signs, alarming golfers of their presence are also seen on the course. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection will try and catch the crocodile so that it can be relocated to a zoo or a crocodile farm. Crocodiles are a protected species under Australian law.
The owner of the resort, Clive Palmer posted a couple of tweets on his Twitter handle, with reference to the incident.
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