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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION 01 February 05 Bump from crocodile scares beach walker
A woman has survived a close encounter with a 2.5 metre crocodile on a central Queensland beach.
The woman was walking her dog in the water at Bangalee Beach near Yeppoon when she felt something brush her leg.
She turned around and saw the crocodile.
John Lever from the Koorana Crocodile Farm says the woman was very frightened, but it is likely to have been an accidental encounter.
"It doesn't sound like an attack, there wasn't any stalking, there was no attempt to bite anything," he said.
"When it bumped into her she turned around and all she saw was teeth and you can imagine the panic that went through her then.
"The other people that were with her, they actually saw the crocodile.
"It must have been a terrible thing to happen, very frightening."
Bump from crocodile scares beach walker

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION 03 February 05 Mum not smiling over croc encounter (Reporter: Kim Lester, Presenter: Chris Lawson)
The famous song lyric Never smile at a crocodile rang true for a Central Queensland woman who had a close encounter with a toothy reptile this week.
Katie Williams was swimming at Bangalee Beach on the Capricorn Coast beach with her mother Kerry and partner Wayne Downie when Mr Downie spotted a crocodile in the surf.
Mr Downie called for the pair to run, but they weren’t sure what they running from when the crocodile brushed against Kerry Williams’ leg.
Katie Williams said her mother was petrified.
"When she was running she actually stumbled and then she felt a nudge in the leg and I just thought oh no it’s all over now," she said.
"Then she turned around and it had its’ mouth open, and she just ran that fast up on the bank."
Ms Williams said a crocodile was the last thing she expected to see in the surf.
"When we got up on the bank none of us could believe it," she said.
"I thought I’d see a shark there before I saw a crocodile."
John Lever from Koorana Crocodile Farm said it was unlikely the two metre saltwater crocodile would have attacked them.
"If you accidentally encounter one, both of you are going to get a fright, it’d be a horrible encounter," he said.
Mr Lever suspected the crocodile found its’ way into the ocean as a result of unusually high tides.
Mum not smiling over croc encounter