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Tourist killed by crocodile saved wife's life before his fatal plunge into Australian river, family says

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40-year-old doctor Dave Hogbin fell from a steep bank Saturday into the Annan River in Queensland state.

His wife heard the splash when he fell and went to his aid, but "due to the steepness and slipperiness of the bank, she was able to grab his arm, but soon began slipping into the river herself" " Dave 's final, decisive act was to let go of Jane 's arm when he realised she was falling in, despite knowing she was his only lifeline," family says.

A 16-foot crocodile was euthanized in a creek 2.5 miles from where Hogbin disappeared.

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