A young woman ripped from the jaws of a deadly crocodile has spoken of her miraculous recovery following the horrific ordeal. Pretty Tara Hawkes was grabbed by the monster croc while paddling with friends in a freshwater pool near Dugong Bay, in the north of Western Australia. The 23-year-old had been working aboard luxury cruiser, True North, on April Fool's Day this year, when she decided to cool off in the water. Survivor: Tara Hawkes was ripped from the jaws of a deadly crocodile that attacked her while she was paddling with friends in a freshwater pool in Western Australia
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Tara Hawkes was savaged by a crocodile in Western Australia
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Her friend freed her by gouging the croc's eyes with his thumbs
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The cruise ship worker thought she would lose her leg but has since made a miraculous recovery
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