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Search for missing child, reportedly attacked by crocodile, continues in remote NT
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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7/4/2024
The search continues for a 12-year-old girl believed to have been taken by a crocodile in remote Palumpa in the Northern Territory.
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Police and emergency services are battling challenging conditions as they continue a
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desperate search for a 12-year-old girl who has now been missing for well over 24 hours.
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There are grave concerns for her well-being after she went missing around 5.30pm on Tuesday
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afternoon.
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What police have told us is the girl was enjoying bush holidays and afternoon swim with her
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family at Mango Creek which is just a few kilometres outside the remote community of
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Palumpa.
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Now, witnesses also told police they saw a large black crocodile and it is alleged that
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young girl was attacked by that crocodile.
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Extremely concerning circumstances which sparked a very swift response from police.
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Local officers are now accompanied by specialist police who are combing through that area both
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on foot and in boats.
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The area they're searching isn't expansive but it's very challenging, a narrow winding
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creek with mangroves.
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The water, we've been told, is very dark and also very deep.
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A helicopter has also been deployed in the hopes of being able to see something from
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above but certainly very challenging circumstances for police and rescue teams.
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Given the circumstances surrounding this young girl's disappearance, it has been an extremely
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distressing time for both the community and her family involved.
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We spoke to the police officer who is in charge of this search mission and has been
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speaking with the family throughout this difficult time.
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It's really confronting, it's difficult and it's extremely sad.
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The immediate family are highly distressed as you can understand.
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The community is rallying together to provide support for that family but it's also very
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distressing and very confronting for police officers who are assisting in the search.
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What we also know is Mango Creek is a popular swimming spot and like so many of the rivers
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and waterways here in the top end of the Northern Territory, crocodiles are a very real risk.
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This is not the first time the community has experienced a crocodile attack, although the
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last time we had a facial crocodile attack in the Northern Territory was back in 2018.
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So police are taking this opportunity to urge the community to be croc-wise, be careful
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where and where you swim.
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This is a very pertinent example of just how dangerous a quick dip can be.
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