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DARK SECRETS: Spearfisher recovering after being bitten multiple times in queensland croc attack | Rare Historical Photos

Spearfishing without a spotter aboard a boat is risky in waters inhabited by crocodiles. (Flickr: Paolo Gamba)

A 36-year-old man who was attacked by a crocodile while spearfishing in Queensland is "extremely lucky" to be alive, a paramedic says.

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) said the croc bit the man three times at Archer Point, 16 kilometres south-east of Cooktown, on Saturday.

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