“I was just filming away when I saw some scales on the back end and I thought ‘No way’,” he told TropicNow.

“I said to my wife ‘There’s a croc there’ and everyone said ‘Yeah right’.”

The group of six speedily snorkeled back to shore.

“A mate’s daughter jumped on my back and we legged it,” Mr Etherington says.

“I had my GoPro recording. We were laughing as we were trying to get away.

“It made for a good day.”