<p> In a lucky escape, a New Zealand tourist has been rescued after being trapped by a massive six-metre-long crocodile for a nightmarish two weeks in a remote Australian island.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The man, known as Ryan, was last month exploring the northern Western Australia coast near Kalumburu in his kayak.<br /><br />Having been left on the remote Governor Island, the man realised he didn't have enough supplies and attempted to paddle the four kilometres or so back to the mainland.<br /><br />However, he spotted a six-metre saltwater crocodile and every time he attempted to leave, the creature would make his presence felt, leaving the adventurer stranded for a fortnight.<br /><br />The man was finally rescued when Kalumburu local Don Mcleod spotted a light on the island over the weekend and found him, 'The West Australian' reported.<br />Mcleod said Ryan was a "very, very lucky man".<br /><br />"He said every time he got in his little kayak, which was only 2.5m long, this crocodile - who has lived there for many years and is a monster - chased him," Mcleod said.<br /><br />"He said he was there for a fortnight and he came to the conclusion very quickly that he couldn't get off there without attracting this crocodile," Mcleod told the ABC.<br /><br />Mcleod said he has spotted the crocodile in question a few times in the region.<br /><br />"He was going by quite fast one day and he just happened to surface alongside me as I was going past. My boat is 20 foot long and he was well up on the 20 foot mark," Mcleod said.</p>
<p> In a lucky escape, a New Zealand tourist has been rescued after being trapped by a massive six-metre-long crocodile for a nightmarish two weeks in a remote Australian island.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The man, known as Ryan, was last month exploring the northern Western Australia coast near Kalumburu in his kayak.<br /><br />Having been left on the remote Governor Island, the man realised he didn't have enough supplies and attempted to paddle the four kilometres or so back to the mainland.<br /><br />However, he spotted a six-metre saltwater crocodile and every time he attempted to leave, the creature would make his presence felt, leaving the adventurer stranded for a fortnight.<br /><br />The man was finally rescued when Kalumburu local Don Mcleod spotted a light on the island over the weekend and found him, 'The West Australian' reported.<br />Mcleod said Ryan was a "very, very lucky man".<br /><br />"He said every time he got in his little kayak, which was only 2.5m long, this crocodile - who has lived there for many years and is a monster - chased him," Mcleod said.<br /><br />"He said he was there for a fortnight and he came to the conclusion very quickly that he couldn't get off there without attracting this crocodile," Mcleod told the ABC.<br /><br />Mcleod said he has spotted the crocodile in question a few times in the region.<br /><br />"He was going by quite fast one day and he just happened to surface alongside me as I was going past. My boat is 20 foot long and he was well up on the 20 foot mark," Mcleod said.</p>