Shocking footage has emerged of an Australian fisherman wading into crocodile-infested waters as his wife and son looked on.
The man was seen standing in the water at Shady Camp, a popular camping and fishing spot on the Mary River in the Northern Territory.
It is also home to the largest population of saltwater crocodiles in the world.
Footage of the reckless act was uploaded to Instagram on Saturday by popular wildlife expert and tour guide Damian “Wildman” Duffy.
The clip shows the man, wearing a T-shirt, shorts and a dark-coloured baseball cap, holding a fishing rod as he stood in the river.
Mr Duffy criticised the man and can be heard in the footage calling him an idiot.
He later told onlookers he was “angry” after warning the fisherman he would die if caught by a crocodile lurking in the river.
“I said, ‘Dude, you need to get away from the water’s edge, these animals can swim pretty fast,’ and he said, ‘Yeah, sure,'” Duffy recalled.
The man was catching fish in the water (pictured) at Shady Camp, located in Mary River National Park, in the Northern Territory recently.
‘I say ‘no, that’s not right, you don’t seem to understand what I’m trying to tell you here.’
Mr Duffy said he warned the man he could “be killed in front of his wife and child” if a crocodile came out of the water.
“He said something like ‘yeah, dude, sure, sure,'” he said.
“You can’t fix stupidity… it’s going to be horrible for his wife and son.”
Dozens of onlookers were also shocked by the man’s reckless behavior.
“Carelessness and irresponsibility in the forest,” wrote one.
Another added: “This is crazy. People need to listen.”
A third commented: “You can tell them one more time that they are alone,” chimed in another third.
The images were another reminder to tourists heading to Shady Camp (pictured) to be wary of crocodiles.
Other viewers praised Mr Duffy for his efforts to warn the fisherman of the lurking dangers, even though he chose to ignore them.
“Good advice mate, and you’re right, you can’t fix stupidity, it’s forever” wrote one.
“You did what you could,” wrote another.
Mr Duffy also urged viewers to look out for warning signs when entering crocodile territory.
“I literally saw a big saltwater fish launch itself at something that was no more than 20 meters away from here about an hour ago,” he captioned the video.
“No fish is worth killing you, legends. Stay out of the Top End’s bloody waters!”
The Mary River is home to the largest population of saltwater crocodiles in the world – there are 15 saltwater crocodiles per kilometre.
Shady Camp (pictured), a popular camping and fishing spot, is home to the world’s largest population of saltwater crocodiles.
There are around five crocodiles on average per kilometre in most Top End rivers.
Shady Camp is also a popular camping and fishing spot for locals and visitors alike, and people often hunt for barramundi.
Australia is home to around 200,000 saltwater crocodiles and they are the most dangerous species.
These powerful predators can grow up to seven metres long and can wait up to an hour in the water to try and catch their prey.
Locals and visitors are urged to heed warning signs about crocodiles in areas designated as crocodile territory.
