To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. We’ve updated the security on the site. Robless later left the group to meet up with the guide of another nearby group to invite them for a swim. The tourists had asked about the crocodile warning signs, said the honorary German consul in Darwin, Harry Maschke. "That, of course, adds a dramatic emotional dimension to the case for me, personally.". Thanks for your help! German tourist Isabel von Jordan narrowly escaped the Bali bomb blast and fled to Australia only to be killed by a crocodile. (Newspix) Von Jordan, 23, was killed by a 4.6 metre crocodile after Robless took her and other tourists for a nighttime swim in a Kakadu billabong where signs warned of the dangerous reptiles. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Select a place on the map to place the pin. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Please try again later. Failed to remove flower. “Robless was well aware that large saltwater crocodiles would have inhabited that stretch of water, and that his decision to allow the group to swim in the waterway was inexplicable, indefensible and grossly negligent,” he said. GREAT NEWS! Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. 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A woman at the family's estate in Tutzing, outside Munich, has confirmed the reports. 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. Many of those injured were taken to Australia for treatment. "Within a minute or two, however, the group members realised something had gone badly wrong and began shining torches into the water.". Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. "If there needs to be a wake up call for the people in the industry .. let this be it," she said. 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". "I have discussed the investigation and our conclusions with the Director of Public Prosecutions," Territory police commander George Owen said. Munich (München), Stadtkreis München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Isabel von Jordan was in the Sari nightclub an hour before the explosion which killed at least 191 people. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. 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.". 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. Valerie von Jordan spoke to Mr Maschke before flying home to Germany on Thursday. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. 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. Robless entered the water and shone his torch about the water looking for "eye shine", the reflection from the eyes of any crocodiles in the water. The croc struck while he was gone, about 11pm, when three members of the group including Ms von Jordan and her sister Valerie, were treading water about 10 metres from the bank of the billabong, the court heard. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? 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. based on information from your browser. Tour guide Glenn Robless, who … 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. At least three warning signs near the billabong urge people not to swim because of crocodiles. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. ). You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Isabel von Jordan was in the Sari nightclub an hour before the explosion which killed at least 191 people. 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. 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. Tour guides gets suspended sentence in croc death case. A system error has occurred. He said only freshwater crocodiles.". Dr Klaiber said coverage of the case in the German press may turn people off visiting the Northern Territory. Germany's new ambassador to Australia, Dr Klaus-Peter Klaiber, said Robless would not have got off so easily in a …

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