( CNN ) -- A man who rescued a co-worker from the jaws of a crocodile in northern Australia also accidentally shot him in the process , police said . A mature saltwater crocodile in the the murky waters of the Adelaide River , near Darwin in the Northern Territory . The two men were collecting crocodile eggs by a river bank in Australia 's Northern Territory Tuesday when a crocodile grabbed Jason Grant by the lower right arm , a spokeswoman for the area police told CNN . The second man , Zac Fitzgerald , shot the crocodile , causing it to let go of Grant 's arm . But a second shot that Fitzgerald fired struck Grant in the upper right arm , said Northern Territory police spokeswoman Katie Fowden . Grant , who is in his late 20s , was flown to a hospital for treatment of both the bullet and the crocodile wounds . His injuries were not life-threatening , Fowden said . The two men are workers at a crocodile farm in Darwin , the capital city of the Northern Territory . They were collecting the eggs legally , police said . E-mail to a friend . CNN 's Saeed Ahmed contributed to this report .
Man rescues co-worker from jaws of crocodile in northern Australia . (CNN) -- The two were collecting crocodile eggs by a river bank in the Northern Territory . Wounded man 's injuries were not life-threatening .