Australian guide in court over German tourist's crocodile death

SYDNEY - An Australian tour guide Monday admitted there were crocodiles in a Kakadu National Park creek where he took a 23-year-old German tourist swimming two years ago.

Isabel von Jordon was killed by a 4.6-metre crocodile during the midnight swim led by Glenn Robless in October 2002.

To me this story defies logic!

This is how the trial should have played out:

Lawyer: My client’s daughter Isabel von Jordan, was taken by a crocodile while she was swimming in a water hole.

Judge: And where was this water hole located?

Lawyer: Ummmm… Kakadu National Park

Judge: Did you say Kakadu National Park?

Lawyer: Yes

Judge: Well its hardly surprising she got eaten by a great big crocodile is it!!!


I don’t care if she was a German tourist. Would you go swimming in any water hole in the whole of the Northern Territory let alone Kakadu National Park? Anyone who tried to get me in that water hole would be more unpopular than a red headed step-son!