Berlin/Darwin. Emergency services in Australia are frantically searching for a 12-year-old child. Police say fatal crocodile attack.
A 12-year-old boy is murdered in a remote area of the Northern Territory Australia missing. Emergency services are searching for the girl about 350 kilometres southwest of the tropical northern city of Darwin – but they probably have little hope. Australian media reports citing the policewhich is probably from a Crocodile attacked and killed became. She was last seen on Tuesday afternoon. The girl was swimming in a creek called Mango Creek.
“Our thoughts are with the family and the community,” police spokeswoman Erica Gibson said. A large section of water near the Nganmarriyanga Aboriginal community is being used by residents and rescue teams boot wanted.
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Both saltwater and freshwater crocodiles live in the Australian region where the fatal attack likely occurred. Considered particularly dangerous and aggressive Saltwater crocodileswhich can grow up to six meters long. Freshwater crocodiles, also called “freshies”, grow up to three meters long and only attack people when they feel threatened. Their attacks are usually not fatal.
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According to the Northern Territory government, more than 100,000 crocodiles live in the region. On average, there are two fatal crocodile attacks per year across Australia. In June, members of the Northern Territory had a Aboriginal community In the Northern Territory, a “problem crocodile” that had previously repeatedly approached animals and people was shot and eaten communally.
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