English Legend Ian Botham Accidently Falls Into Crocodile-infested Waters, Rescued By A Former Rival

English Cricket Legend Ian Botham's recent fishing trip almost turned fatal after he fell into river. harrowing part is that water was infested with crocodiles and sharks, and ar wrong move could have been devastating for former cricketer. Botham shed some light on incident and revealed how his former Australian rival rescued him out of water before anything fatal could happen.

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Sir Ian Botham Survives Fatal Accident After Falling Into Crocodile Infested River 

Ian Botham, retired English all-rounder, was on a fishing trip with his former Australia nemesis Merv Hughes when things went south. incident took place at river Moyle, which is in Darwin, rrn Australia. Sir Botham was on a fishing trip to catch barramundi fish with Merv Hughes when he fell off a boat and went he first into water, which was infested with crocodiles and bull sharks. Since crocodiles are a common sight in Australia, and Moyle river is filled with m, Ian's incident becomes more harrowing.

former English cricketer's flip-flops got caught in ropes, and he went down into water. Fortunately, Hughes and fellow fishermen who tagged along came into action and pulled him out of water. Sir Ian suffered some severe bruising from fall.

"My catch of day was barra while I was nearly catch of day for all crocs and bull sharks… thanks boys for getting me out," 68-year-old said on social media platform Instagram while posing with some big-sized fishes.

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Ian Botham went on to narrate incident to Australia's Herald Sun newspaper, saying that he h a close encounter with crocodiles. He also thanked people who rescued him out of water.

"At end of day, Crocodile Beefy survived. I was out of water quicker than I went in it. Quite a few sets of eyes were having a peep at me. Luckily I h time to think about what was in water. guys were brilliant, it was just one of those accidents. It was all very quick and I'm okay w," Botham revealed.