Sydney (AFP) -An Australian man searching for food in a river by a remote Aboriginal community has survived with multiple bite wounds after a crocodile mauled his chest and arm, paramedics said Wednesday.
The 54-year-old was “collecting food in the local waterway” at Palumpa some 353 kilometres (219 miles) southwest of Darwin on Tuesday afternoon when he was attacked, NT CareFlight Rescue Helicopter said.
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