British Backpacker 'Agrees To Go On Date' With Aussie Teen Who Jumped Into Crocodile-Infested River To Impress Her
Lee De Paauw, 18, now claims that tourist Sophie Paterson, 24, has agreed to go on a date with him following his ordeal
A British backpacker has 'agreed to go on date' with an Aussie teen who jumped into crocodile-infested river to impress her.
Lee De Paauw, 18, was mauled by a crocodile after he flung himself into the water as a 'dare' in front of tourist Sophie Paterson, 24, risking his life for "that beautiful backpacker".
Now he claims Sophie, from Yeovil, Somerset, has said she will go on a date with him.
He said that she didn't even believe he'd been attacked at first, until he escaped the water with his "arm hanging down," news.com.au reports.
When being asked why he pulled the stint, Lee spoke about how "good looking" Sophie was and said she had been very kind to him the night before.
“It was all worth it," he told Nine News on Sunday night following his ordeal in far north Queensland, Australia.
"She’s beautiful, caring and kind.”
But during an interview on one of Australia's national radio stations yesterday, Lee slipped up.
He told Fitzy and Wippa on Nova Radio that he had Sophie's phone number but had forgotten her last name.
"Hopefully that girl buys me a drink," he said on the phone from hospital.
But Sophie later told the show she was not impressed by his bravery.
There was no chemistry before the attack, she added, as she had "only just met the kid".
“He’s too young for me," she said.
What if he got attacked by a great white shark?
Sophie said: “Being attacked by animals doesn't really do it for me.”
She also told Channel 7's Sunrise that she would have to be "twisted" to be impressed by what Lee did, and that there's nothing funny about risking your life.
But she said she'd try and see him if her schedule allowed her to.
Lee was having drinks - "10 cups of goon (wine)" - in the early hours of Sunday morning when Sophie reportedly dared him to jump in the Johnstone River, near Innisfail.
Lee managed to escape after punching the croc in the snout and gouging its eye before it took him for a death roll to the bottom of the river.
Sophie said the teen had bragged about being able to swim with crocodiles infested waters before being dared to jump in.
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