Dad sacrificed his life to save wife from crocodile
Daily Mirror UK|August 08, 2024
Doc let go of her so she wasn't pulled in
DAN WARBURTON
Dad sacrificed his life to save wife from crocodile

A DAD killed by a 16ft crocodile is being remembered for a final act of heroism that saved his wife.

David Hogbin, 40, died after being snatched by the giant reptile in the Annan River in Queensland, Australia, at 2pm on Saturday.

The keen camper was walking along a 50ft-high riverbank on a holiday with his wife Jane and their three children when a section of soil gave way.

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