Verify and try again. Please enter location or other information that may help the volunteer in fulfilling this request. OCTOBER 2002: Isabel von Jordan, a 24-year-old student from Germany, was killed by a 5m croc in Kakadu billabong. International tourists caught up in last year's fatal crocodile attack in the Northern Territory initially thought someone was playing a prank, a court heard today. Robless entered the water and shone his torch about looking for "eye shine" - the reflection from the eyes of any crocodiles in the water - before giving the all-clear. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. October 2002 - German tourist Isabel von Jordan, 23, killed while swimming with other tourists at a croc-infested waterhole at Kakadu National Park. DECEMBER 1998: Peter Munkara, 34, an artist from Melville Island, north of Darwin, was found near the island's Paru boat ramp with crocodile bite marks on his body. "If there needs to be a wake up call for the people in the industry .. let this be it," she said. There were warnings all over the place and he was an experienced tourist guide who should have known (better). At least three warning signs near the billabong urge people not to swim because of crocodiles. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. He was given a three-year suspended prison sentence. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. 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The 24-year-old's younger sister, Valerie, had told how they were "very, very lucky" to leave the Sari Club an hour before the bomb exploded. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. I would also like to consider in more detail the circumstances and why it came to this judgment and then I would like to talk to the family myself.". To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Isobel Von Jordan ("the deceased") was tragically taken by a crocodile while swimming in Kakadu National Park in the late evening of 22 October 2002. Thanks for your help! According to a Munich newspaper, Jordan, 25, and her sister went from Bali to Australia to visit friends hurt in the October 12 nightclub bomb. However, the diplomat paid tribute to the NT police's handling of the case and said he had visited police headquarters to thank officers. Defence lawyer Suzan Cox said Robless had been severely affected by the death, which would continue to affect him "probably for the rest of his life". × Glenn Robless, 46, was given a three year suspended prison sentence last week after pleading guilty to making a dangerous omission which caused the death of backpacker Isabel von Jordan. Robless later left the group to meet up with the guide of another nearby group to invite them for a swim. GREAT NEWS! "Members of the group recall that the offender told them that he believed it was safe to swim at this part of the billabong because local Aboriginal people swam there," Mr Wild told the court. Tour guide Glenn Robless, who told the tourists it was safe to swim, pleaded guilty in 2003 to a charge of making a dangerous omission that caused von Jordan’s death. (Newspix) "I think if you are so seriously disregarding rules and regulations which cause the death of a person then I think a little harsher sentence would have been justified.". AUGUST 2005: Fisherman Barry Jefferies killed when croc grabbed his arm and pulled him from a canoe at Lakefield National Park. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. "He is running free and yet he was gravely engaged in that accident. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. © 2013 The Associated Press. Isabel von Jordan, 23, drowned in October 2002 after being mauled by a 15-foot, 1,100 pound crocodile while swimming with other tourists in Kakadu National Park. Please try again later. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. DECEMBER 2003: Brett Mann, 22, attacked wading into Finniss River, 80km from Darwin. "Maybe some people will think that if in the legal system you can get away so easily with murder, with such an incident, then maybe we should avoid that state (sic). A German tourist who narrowly escaped the Bali bomb has been killed by a crocodile in the Australian Outback. The group's tour guide, Glenn Bernard Robless, 46, today pleaded guilty in the NT Supreme Court to making a dangerous omission that caused the death of Ms von Jordan. Later, Ms von Jordan and her sister Valerie were treading water with a male British tourist about 10 metres from the bank of the billabong when the croc struck, the court heard. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Sorry! A Northern Territory tour guide has told a coronial inquest that he cannot believe tourists went swimming in a billabong at Kakadu National Park that was known to be infested with crocodiles. Mr Maschke said he was told the guide was not swimming when the crocodile attacked but had swum in the billabong earlier in the day. "They questioned the sign. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone.

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