Crocodile that attacked man, killed dog, shot dead

Rangers in far north QLD have shot and killed a crocodile that attacked a man and then ate his dog. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

A four-point-two metre crocodile that attacked a man and ate his dog in far north Queensland has been shot dead by wildlife officers.

Alister MacPhee and his dog were going for a Wednesday evening dip at Bloomfield boat ramp, north of Cairns, when the reptile erupted from the shallows, latched onto his leg and knocked him over.