Child, 12, missing in suspected crocodile attack in Australia's Northern Territory

The waterways of the West Daly region of the Northern Territory, where Palumpa is located, are home to saltwater and freshwater crocodiles

There are more than 100,000 crocodiles in the Northern Territory. File Picture: PA

A 12-year-old child is missing in a suspected crocodile attack in a remote part of Australia's Northern Territory. 

The child was reported missing around 5.30pm on Tuesday evening after they were last seen swimming at Mango Creek in the community of Palumpa, around 350km south-west of Darwin, NT police said on Wednesday morning.