On our first day in Borroloola we were down by the McArthur River waiting for a group of Aboriginal women to arrive for a riverside interview. While we were waiting, I saw a beautiful white egret standing amidst the grass and I went down to the river’s edge to take a photograph. When the women arrived and were getting out of the car, one quickly yelled, “Get away from there!” followed by quite a commotion, with everyone yelling and waving their arms, until I finally heard one woman exclaim: “There are crocodiles here and they jump right out of the river and drag people away!”

We never did see a croc right there in that location, but just a little ways down the river on the very next day….