RELAXING with morning coffee on the balcony may never be the same again for a Dundee Beach couple who saw an unsavoury spectacle.

Di and Rob Morgan were taking in their usually lovely ocean view when a crocodile came into sight with a turtle in its mouth.

The saltie croc, estimated to be nearly 5m long by the couple, proceeded to munch on the turtle, first cracking its shell before getting to the seemingly tasty insides.

Mr Morgan said it had made that morning cup of ­coffee entertaining.

“You could see the turtle’s flippers hanging out of the croc’s mouth at the start but it was hard to recognise by the end of it,” he said.

“I went down to the beach to have a closer look and by that time it was nearly done. It must have to come up on the beach to have a bit of power to get through it, but I think once it saw me it came up a bit ­further.”

Mr Morgan said there had been a few reports of crocs in the area and that they were not sure if it was the one croc ­making itself a local resident.

The excitement of the event left the couple more curious than scared.