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Croc-wrestling woman, 61, cited for bravery
BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A 61-year-old woman has been awarded Australia's highest civilian award for bravery for tackling a 14-foot crocodile that was attacking a family friend.
Alicia Sorohan of Brisbane was given the Star of Courage for her actions during a camping trip with family and friends in October 2004 at a beach in far north Queensland.
Waking to the sounds of her son's friend, Andrew Kerr, screaming, Sorohan and her husband Bill rushed out of their tent to see a crocodile latched on to Kerr's leg...
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