Fresh twist in case of fugitive found NAKED up a tree eating snails to survive in a crocodile-infested creek by fisherman after he spent FOUR days on the run from police

• Local fishermen found the fugitive while putting their crab pots out on January 3
• Luke Voskresensky caked in mud and clinging to a suburban Darwin mangrove
• 40-year-old had allegedly cut off his electronic bracelet and fled to scrublands 
• Awaiting trial on four separate charges when he was found by the fishermen
• The charges included aggravated assault, stealing and deprivation of libertyA fugitive found naked up a tree in a crocodile-infested waterway was on bail facing assault and deprivation of liberty charges when he was rescued by two crab fishermen.

  Luke Voskresensky, 40, was caked in mud and clinging onto a mangrove at East Point in Darwin's inner-north when fishermen Kev Joiner and Cam Faust came across him as they dropped crabbed pots on the evening of January 3.  

  Mr Joiner and Mr Faust told Daily Mail Australia the escapee informed them he had 'been here four days and I've been living on snails'. Voskresensky had allegedly been hiding out in the scrublands - known in Darwin as 'crocodile heaven' because of the murky water and poor light - after cutting off his electronic bracelet while awaiting trial on four separate charges.

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  Luke Voskresensky, 40, was found naked in a tree in a crocodile-infested swamp by two fishermen laying down crab pots on January 3

  

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  Crab potter Kev Joiner points to Voskresensky - who allegedly cut off his electronic bracelet while awaiting trial on four separate chargesThose charges include aggravated assault, stealing and deprivation of liberty, The NT News reported.  

  He has since been hit with additional charges of breaching bail and aggravated assault after allegedly attacking someone while on the run from the law.

  He faced court on Tuesday where he was remanded in custody.Voskresensky did not appear at his first mention in court as he was in hospital being treated for exposure and a series of bites to his feet.    

  Mr Joiner and Mr Faust said they only heard the lucky man's desperate cries when they stopped to drop their crab pots nearby.

  'We heard him screaming for help real loud: "help!" And that he wanted water,' Joiner said.  

  'When we got close we could see he was covered in mud and bites and his feet were swollen.' 

  

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  Kev Joiner (centre) and Cam Faust (right) pictured with Voskresensky after finding him in the mangroves

  

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  The alleged fugitive was found in mangroves in the Howard Springs area. Before Tuesday's court appearance, he was in hospital being treated for exposure and a series of bites to his feet

  Giant saltwater crocs are known to breed and lay eggs in the waterways around East Point.

  'There would have been crocs in there, for sure,' Joiner said. 

  'We didn’t understand why he had no clothes on. We tried to talk to him but he wasn’t making much sense. He was talking gibberish really. 

  'My mate [Cam] had to give him his shorts. He'd done his dash and he was ready to give up.'