A 24-year-old man was snatched by a crocodile in front of at least 15
onlookers as he swam across a northern Australian river with a friend, police
said Sunday.Northern Territory police said the man was with a group celebrating a
birthday at the Mary River Wilderness Retreat, about 110 kilometres (70 miles)
from Darwin, on Saturday when he decided to plunge into the water."They were watching him swim across," senior sergeant Geoff
Bahnert told AFP of the group."And they just saw a crocodile with him in its jaws."
Police conducted a search for the man, but were unsuccessful. The search was
continuing Sunday, Bahnert said, adding that the largest crocodile at the site
had been shot and killed as a precaution.Reports suggested the men had ignored warnings not to swim in the river
because of the risk of a crocodile attack.
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