An American model was tragically killed by a crocodile in front of horrified tourists in the Northern Territory in 1987. Ginger Meadows, 24, from Snowmass Village, Colorado, was on a trip of a lifetime inspired by the film 'Crocodile Dundee'. She and her companion Jane Burchett were visiting King's Cascade near Darwin aboard the luxury vessel Lady G.
Despite explicit warnings from the captain, Bruce Fitzpatrick, not to enter the water due to crocodiles, the two women decided to swim. A four-metre saltwater crocodile was spotted approaching them. The pair became stranded waist-deep against the waterfall's rocky face. Jane recounted how Ginger attempted to swim to shore but was grabbed by the crocodile and pulled underwater.
Ginger's body was discovered the next day, which would have been her 25th birthday. While being transported, a large crocodile lunged at the body bag, attempting to tear it. Her estranged husband, Dwayne McCaulley, identified the remains. Research from Charles Darwin University shows 76 crocodile attacks in the Northern Territory between 1979 and 2022, with 30% fatal.
