Missing Australian child feared attacked by crocodile, police say


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Jul 2024

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Police in Australia's Northern Territory said on Wednesday a missing 12-year-old child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile and a search and rescue operation was underway.

The child was reported missing on Tuesday evening after swimming in a creek in Palumpa, a remote town of around 350 people seven hours by road from the territory capital Darwin.

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