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9-Year-Old in Critical Condition After Crocodile Attack in Australia

‘LUCKY ESCAPE’

The boy was bitten by a crocodile Saturday in Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage Site in Australia’s remote Northern Territory.

Matt Young
Matt Young 

Night Editor

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. A half-submerged saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, stalks prey.
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Matt Young

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