Rowan Sutton fights off croc with machete after it mauled Lachlan McDougall Monk on Daly River, NT

Incredible details have emerged of how a guy fought a massive 15-foot crocodile with a machete after it maimed and ‘murdered’ his partner.

Lachlan McDougall Monk, 29, would not be alive today if it weren’t for the heroic actions of his colleague Rowan ‘Rowdy’ Sutton after a crocodile egg collecting mission in the Northern Territory nearly ended in tragedy last Thursday. .

NT WorkSafe is now investigating what industry sources described as a ‘one in a million’ event.

Both men are lucky to survive almost a year after another egg collector was recently killed on a similar mission.

The pair were retrieving eggs from a nest in a remote area along the Daly River south of Darwin when the crocodile pounced on the men, knocking them into the shallow water.

The crocodile latched on to McDougall Monk’s right leg, dragging him away and killing him at least twice. the aussie informed.

Sutton attacked the crocodile with a machete until it finally let go.

Due to the remote location, co-workers of the men on an airboat provided first aid at the scene before McDougall Monk was taken to safety by private helicopter and transferred to a hangar, where paramedics were waiting.

He was airlifted to Darwin for urgent surgery before being flown to Adelaide, and later Sydney, in critical condition.

McDougall Monk’s leg was so badly mangled that it is feared he may lose it. He is now in serious but stable condition.

Rowan ‘Rowdy’ Sutton (pictured right) attacked the massive crocodile with a machete until the predator released his co-worker’s leg.

Sutton reportedly told Instagram followers to “watch the sunrise” and “seize the day” in the wake of her ordeal.

An industry source described the near tragedy as a freak incident and that both men are “extremely lucky” to still be alive.

“I have worked with many crocodiles in my life and have never come across anything like this in the wild,” they told The Australian.

No one has seen it before.

I don’t know how they got out of there alive.

The near-tragedy comes nearly a year after cast member of the television series Outback Wrangler died in a helicopter crash while on a similar mission.

The couple were on a mission to collect crocodile eggs (file image) when the job nearly ended in tragedy

Rowan ‘Rowdy’ Sutton urged Instagram followers to ‘seize the day’ after his terrifying encounter with a 5m crocodile

Chris Wilson, 34, died last February when his helicopter hit trees and the ground in West Arnhem Land.

Some of those who rushed to McDougall Monk’s aid in a private helicopter last Thursday also attended the scene in West Armen Land where Wilson was killed last February. owan sutton

Wilson was attached to the line using a harness so he could collect eggs from hard-to-reach crocodile nests. His close companion, Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, and two other men were later charged in connection with the incident.

NT WorkSafe banned the practice of collecting crocodile eggs while suspended from a helicopter with a harness in the wake of the tragedy.

Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson (pictured) died in a helicopter crash while collecting alligator eggs last February