Man fends off crocodile

Cairns: A man has escaped with minor injuries after reportedly prising the jaws of a crocodile off his head during an attack in far north Queensland.

Paramedics say the 44yearold man was bitten by a crocodile near Lake Placid Rd, in the Cairns suburb of Caravonica, about 12.45pm (local time) yesterday.

He suffered minor puncture wounds to his scalp, the side of his face, shoulder and finger. Critical care paramedic Paul Sweeney said it was lucky the injuries were not ‘‘significantly worse’’. — AAP