Group of friends were swimming at an isolated water hole in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park southeast of Darwin
Sunday 26 January 2014
Police in Australia say a 12-year-old boy is feared taken after a crocodile attacked a group of friends swimming in an isolated water hole.
Another boy in the group, also 12, received a bite wound to the arm in the incident, which occurred in the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, hailed as one of northern Australia’s most popular tourist attractions.
A spokesperson for the police’s Northern Command said officers were sent out to the remote Mudginberri Billabong, around 200km (125 miles) southeast of Darwin, after they were alerted to the incident at 2.15pm local time today.
“It is believed the 12-year-old boy was taken by a crocodile as he and a number of other young boys were swimming in the billabong,'' said acting Commander Michael White.
”One other boy, also aged 12, was bitten on the arm by the crocodile and has received medical treatment from attending St John Ambulance members.
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