By Hollie Harris
A TWO metre crocodile has was reportedly seen in Coolum Creek on Monday morning.
Alex Ranson saw the croc while paddling a ski along the creek looking for a fishing spot.
The 14-year-old said two men in a tinnie coming from the opposite direction shouted out a warning to him about the crocodile as he saw it slip into the water off the creek bank.
He paddled flat-out back to the boat ramp, where his father was waiting as he wasn’t sure where the croc was.
“At the start, I didn’t really think anything, and when I saw the boat come past and scared it into the water, it kind of followed me.
“It was about the same size as my ski and I was thinking of it knocking me in,” he said.
His father, Charles, was surprised to hear of a croc this far south.
“The fellows in the tinnie had come in and asked my older son, ’Is that your brother? He shouldn’t be paddling down there. There’s a croc down there’,“ Mr Ranson said.
Some other fishermen evacuated the area, which was a few hundred metres downstream from West Coolum Road boat ramp.
The Sunshine Coast Council is looking into the sighting.
