She was dragged away by a crocodile while swimming: the remains of a 12-year-old girl’s body were found in Australia

She was dragged away by a crocodile while swimming: the remains of the body of a 12-year-old girl were found in Australia Vladislav Kravtsov

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In northern Australia, police discovered the remains of the body of a 12-year-old girl in a stream. She was grabbed by a crocodile while swimming.

The remains of the missing child were found two days after his disappearance. Law enforcement officers sent the girl's body for examination.

12-year-old girl was grabbed by a crocodile in a pond

Police Senior Sergeant Erica Gibson said the remains of a body were found in a river system near where the girl disappeared in the indigenous community of Palumpa, southwest of the Northern Territory capital of Darwin in Australia.

Gibson confirmed that the wounds on the body were consistent with a crocodile attack. Efforts to catch the suspected killer crocodile are ongoing. Authorities noted that saltwater crocodiles are territorial and believe the predator is likely to remain in nearby waters.

Crocodile populations in Australia's tropical northern regions have grown significantly since then, how the species received protection under Australian law in the 1970s. Among saltwater crocodiles, which can live up to 70 years and continue to grow throughout their lives, reaching lengths of up to 7 meters, there has been an increase in the proportion of large individuals.

Crocodiles pose a significant threat in waterways of Australia's Northern Territory.