A swimmer is mauled by a crocodile at a popular NT tourist spot, leaving other tourists scrambling for safety
- A man in his 60s mutilated by a crocodile at a swimming spot
- About 80 people fled the water to save their lives.
A seven-foot-long saltwater crocodile maimed a man at a popular Northern Territory swimming spot.
Around 80 people fled the Top End swimming spot at Wangi Falls, an hour south of Darwin, in picturesque Litchfield National Park, after the attack on Monday afternoon.
The man, believed to be in his 60s, suffered superficial injuries to his arms which were treated by an off-duty nurse before he could be taken to hospital, according to NT News.
Around 80 people fled the Top End swimming spot at Wangi Falls, an hour south of Darwin, in picturesque Litchfield National Park after the attack on Monday afternoon.
Rangers said the beast was around two meters long (file image)
Taneka Starr, from Tasmania, was swimming with 80 other people at the falls when she heard the commotion.
“People on the observation deck were yelling at us to get out of the water, which we all did,” he told NT News.
“(It was) terrifying.”
Dean McAdam, director of the Northern Australian Parks Department of Environment, Parks and Water Safety, said rangers had confirmed the man was attacked by a saltwater crocodile.
‘The crocodile is estimated to be about 2 m long. Rangers are working with the Crocodile Management Team to remove the animal. Then more crocodile studies will be done before reopening,” he said.
The popular swimming spot has been closed and people are urged not to enter the water.
