The real-life Crocodile Dundee (from Berkshire) who saved her twin: How hero Brit rescued her unconscious sister from jaws of 10ft ‘death-rolling’ croc by punching it in the face – after rogue tour guide told them it was safe to swim in Mexican lagoon [Video]

It was June 2021 at the edges of Manialtepec Lagoon in southern Mexico when Melissa Laurie was snatched by a giant crocodile as she made her way out of the water.

The Briton, from Sandhurst, Berkshire, had been swimming in the picturesque location with her twin after a rogue tour guide had wrongly advised them that the water was safe.

After seeing her sister being dragged back into the water by the cold-blooded predator, Georgia Laurie courageously jumped back in to find her twin unconscious lying face down.

Before Melissa could be taken to safety, the crocodile came back and bit down on her before dragging her back into the water. 

Georgia fought off the reptile by repeatedly punching it on the nose with one hand while keeping her sister’s head above water with the other, which gave her a chance to drag her injured twin to a more secluded area. 

However, the horrifying ordeal wasn’t over. In a final assault, the croc …