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Rex Martinich

Defence Dept challenges soldier croc attack claims

A crocodile dragged one soldier underwater and mauled him while his colleague fought off the animal. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

The Department of Defence will challenge some of the claims made around a crocodile attack that injured two soldiers in 2021 and led to a workplace safety prosecution.

Commonwealth prosecutors charged the department in August this year with breaching federal work health and safety laws after the men were attacked by a 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile at a far north Queensland fishing village.

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