Royal Flying Doctors prepare to airlift two men who were attacked by a crocodile late on Friday, in Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia August 6, 2021. ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE (QUEENSLAND SECTION) (RFDS)/Handout via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian Army soldier suffered serious head and chest injuries after being mauled by a crocodile that attacked him late on Friday, Australia media reported, with a colleague who came to his rescue in Queensland's far north also bitten.
Australian media said the two soldiers were swimming near a coastal fishing village on the Cape York Peninsula, about 800 kilometres (497 miles) north of Cairns, when attacked. The Royal Flying Doctor Service saying on Twitter it had flown the men to a hospital in Cairns, with media reporting both were in stable condition.
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