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A man has been killed by a crocodile at Cahill’s Crossing in Kakadu national park.A man has been killed by a crocodile at Cahill’s Crossing in Kakadu national park.
Northern Territory police said the 47-year-old man was wading across the East Alligator river with two women about 4pm local time on Thursday when he was taken by a 3.5m crocodile, Sky News reported. Northern Territory police said the 47-year-old man was wading across the East Alligator river with two women about 4pm local time on Thursday when he was taken by a 3.5m saltwater crocodile. The two women made it across the river.
“We put some boats in the water and located the 47-year-old male two kilometres downstream,’ Superintendent Bob Harrison told Sky. He is believed to be from the nearby Arnhem Land community of Gunbalanya.
Signs at Cahill’s Crossing, where the national park meets Arnhem Land, warn people not to enter the water. “We put some boats in the water and located the 47-year-old male two kilometres downstream,’ Superintendent Bob Harrison told Sky News.
In October rangers and traditional owners called for greater safety measures at the crossing after a woman was filmed shooing away a 4m crocodile with her thong. Cahill’s Crossing, where the national park meets Arnhem Land, is notorious for the number of crocodiles in the area and is not a pedestrian causeway. Signs warn people to stay out of the water. On Thursday, it was open only to high-clearance four-wheel drives, but between September and May it is often impassable.
Last month seven people were rescued after spending two hours in the water when their four-wheel-drive was washed off the crossing. Last month, seven people were rescued after spending two hours in the water when their four-wheel-drive was washed off the crossing.
In October, rangers and traditional owners called for greater safety measures at the crossing after a woman was filmed shooing away a four-metre crocodile with her thong.
In December 2015, onlookers were reportedly horrified as a man waded across the river and back again to retrieve a tow rope and rescue his car.
In 1897, a 40-year-old fisherman, Kerry McLoughlin, was attacked and killed by a crocodile while standing in ankle deep water.