Australian soldier seriously injured in crocodile attack in Queensland: Report

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MELBOURNE: An Australian Army soldier suffered serious head and chest injuries after being mauled by a crocodile that attacked him late on Friday (Aug 6), Australia media reported, with a colleague who came to his rescue in Queensland\u0027s far north also bitten. Australian media said the two soldiers were swi

MELBOURNE: An Australian Army soldier suffered serious head and chest injuries after being mauled by a crocodile that attacked him late on Friday , Australia media reported, with a colleague who came to his rescue in Queensland's far north also bitten.

"Two blokes have been swimming in croc-infested waters. One got attacked and the other one tried to help," the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , quoted Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Wayne Butcher as saying. The defence department told ABC both men are Army personnel, but did not say whether they were on duty when the attack happened.

 

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