Girl, 5, injured in croc attack

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl has survived an encounter with a crocodile in northern Australia.

Police Duty Superintendent Mike Murphy said yesterdaythe five-year-old’s leg was deeply gouged, probably from the rear foot of a crocodile, while she was swimming yesterday in Caledon Bay. He said it was unclear whether the 6.5ft (2m) saltwater crocodile directly attacked the girl or whether she disturbed it.

The incident follows an attack on a fisherman last week and renews focus on the growing population of crocodiles in the Northern Territory.