An Australian teenager has added to the long list of “dumb things boys have done to get the attention of girls” by getting himself mauled by a crocodile. Lee De Paauw, an 18-year-old from Queensland, was drinking whatever it is teens call “cups of goon” with a group of friends that included British tourist Sophie Paterson. He sought to impress Paterson by jumping into the Johnstone River to prove “backpackers were more likely to get eaten by a crocodile than Australians,” he told Australia’s 9News.

That theory didn’t hold up, as Paterson said she “watched on in horror” while a 10-foot gator chomped up De Pauuw’s arm. “I’ve never heard a guy scream like that,” she added. “There was a lot of blood, a lot of bone.”

Apparently there was a lot of heart, too. De Pauuw was dragged nearly 20 feet by the croc until he punched it in the eye with his other, less maimed arm.

The teen is still in the hospital receiving treatment for broken bones and several gauges. But his ego isn’t wounded. After being asked if he was embarrassed by the ordeal, he told 9News he “wasn’t concerned."

“I’m not really,” he said. “I’m just, I don’t know, trying to prove a point.”

If the point was that risking your life can score you a date…well, he was right. Paterson has agreed to go on a movie date once De Pauuw is released from the hospital.

“It was all worth it,” he said. “She’s beautiful, caring, and kind.”

Watch the teen share his story below:

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