Girl survives crocodile attack

A five-year-old girl has survived an encounter with a crocodile in northern Australia just as a coroner began an inquest into a crocodile attack that killed an 11-year-old girl last year.

Police Duty Superintendent Mike Murphy said today the 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 attacked the girl or whether she disturbed it.