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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Esther Linder and Emily Wind

Wangi Falls: popular NT swimming hole closed after man attacked by a crocodile

Wangi Falls during wet season, Litchfield National Park, Australia.
A witness says the man was seen with injuries to his arm after a crocodile attack at Wangi Falls, in the Northern Territory’s Litchfield national park Photograph: Andrew Michael/Alamy

A popular swimming hole in the Northern Territory has been closed after a man was bitten by a saltwater crocodile, believed to be 2 metres long.

The 67-year-old was swimming at Wangi Falls in Litchfield National Park about 11.30am local time on Monday when the reptile struck.

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