Crocodile attack, NT, Australia: Little girl’s remains found
Police believe they have found the remains of a missing 12-year-old girl, who is believed to have disappeared after a crocodile attack.
The girl was last seen swimming in Mango Creek, in the remote Northern Territory community of Nganmarriyanga, 360km southwest of Darwin. She was reported missing at 5.30pm on Tuesday.
Sergeant Erica Gibson said the 12-year-old was reportedly attacked by a crocodile and an extensive search had been launched.
“This is terrible news for the family, the community and everyone involved in the search. “Police are providing support to the family and community, as well as the emergency services who responded to the scene,” she said.
Sgt Gibson said there was evidence crocodiles were in the area but the crocodile management team had not spotted any since the attack.
“No crocodiles have been seen or found in the immediate area where crocodiles were searched since sunset yesterday. No crocodiles have been seen during the night either,” she said.
The search and rescue team has been given permission to remove the crocodile from the area so they can safely continue their search.
Police Minister Brent Potter has confirmed it is a recovery mission.
Police believe they have found the remains of a missing 12-year-old girl who disappeared after a suspected crocodile attack in the Northern Territory (stock image)
The young girl was last seen swimming in Mango Creek, in the remote Northern Territory community of Nganmarriyanga, 360km southwest of Darwin (map shown here)
“They do a fantastic job. These officers are also divers and when necessary they go into waters full of crocodiles,” he said.
“We can safely say that we are in the recovery phase.”
More to come
Police Minister Brent Potter has confirmed the search has transitioned to a recovery operation
