A teenage boy has been bitten by a crocodile in floodwaters in a remote part of the Northern Territory.
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Emergency services are in the process of evacuating about 700 people from remote communities in the Victoria Daly Region to Darwin, via Katherine, due to major flooding.
Residents of the community of Daguragu were evacuated to the nearby community of Kalkarindji this morning, according to the Victoria Daly Regional council.
This afternoon, Kalkarindji resident Rob Roy told the ABC's NT Country Hour that one Dagaragu resident had been bitten "on the back of the leg" in the evacuation process.
"Good thing it wasn't a really big one, it was a small one, but they're now treating him for the bite at the clinic," Mr Roy said.
A photo of the teenager, sent to the ABC, shows the large bite marks left in his foot from the attack.
St John Ambulance has confirmed a 17-year-old boy was being treated for a crocodile bite at the Kalkarindji clinic.
Member for Gwoja Chansey Paech told ABC Radio this evening several of his constituents had notified him of the incident and that he understood the boy was in a stable condition.
He said the incident was a reminder to be cautious of crocodiles after heavy rain.
"There are a lot of water holes which we normally swim in ... around those communities, but just really reminding people with this, we don't know where those big crocs have got to," he said.
"So just being water-safe and croc-wise is going to be really important in the coming months following this event."
