An fearless Australian pub owner has hit the headlines for fighting off a ferocious crocodile with a frying pan.

King Kai from Goat Island pub on Adelaide River.
Reason #1876 to love the Territory 🐊 pic.twitter.com/7ZU8enIwy4

— Amy Sinclair (@amy_sinclair9) June 20, 2022

A video of the incident shared on Facebook shows the crocodile charging at pub owner Kai Hansen who then hits the reptile on the head with a frying pan. The beast continues with its attack so Hansen hits it a second time after which it appears to have got hurt and makes a hasty retreat towards the water.

The video has been carried widely by the mainstream media including Sky News, The Daily Mail and The Australian.

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