A man has been killed by a crocodile while trying to cross a river near the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, police say.
The 47-year-old man was wading across Cahills Crossing, a causeway across the East Alligator River, with two women when he disappeared under the water about 4pm on Thursday.
The women raised the alarm and police and park rangers launched several boats to search for the man, who is believed to be from a nearby community. His body was found about two kilometres downstream.
Superintendent Bob Harrison, from Northern Territory Police, said the man was killed by a 3.5-metre crocodile.
Man killed by crocodile at Cahills Crossing in Northern Territory
The 47-year-old man was wading across Cahills Crossing, a causeway across the East Alligator River, with two women when he disappeared under the water about 4pm on Thursday.
The women raised the alarm and police and park rangers launched several boats to search for the man, who is believed to be from a nearby community. His body was found about two kilometres downstream.
Superintendent Bob Harrison, from Northern Territory Police, said the man was killed by a 3.5-metre crocodile.
Man killed by crocodile at Cahills Crossing in Northern Territory
