Chilling Video Shows Kids Playing by River Full of Crocodiles: ‘Reckless’

Worrying footage of children playing dangerously close to crocodile-filled waters has been shared online by a leading authority.

David McMahon works as a naturalist safari tour guide with Venture North Safaris. He’s been leading expeditions into some of the wildest parts of northern Australia for over 16 years and has worked with and around crocodiles both captive and in the wild.

Right now though, McMahon is concerned. His concerns center on the behavior of many visitors at the infamous Cahills Crossing on the East Alligator River.

Located on the border between Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land in the remote top end of Australia’s Northern Territory, though it may be known as the East Alligator River, it’s actually teeming with crocodiles rather than alligators.

That’s something McMahon explains is because “the Brit who named it didn’t know the difference” between the two species.

This is no laughing matter though. Instead, …