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Child, 9, is critical after being attacked by a crocodile in Kakadu National Park<!-- wp:html --><div> <p><strong> The child was airlifted to hospital</strong></p> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Darcy O’dwyer for Daily Mail Australia </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Published:</span> 10:52 PM EST, January 14, 2024 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 11:01 PM EST, January 14, 2024 </span> </p> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/us/news/none/article/other/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--(if !IE)>>--> <!-- <!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)>>--> <!--<!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)>>--> <!--<!--(if gte IE 8)>>--> <!-- <!--(if IE 8)>--></p> <p> <!--(if IE 9)>--></p> <p> <!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)> --> <!--</p> <p> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at http://www.omniture.com --> </p> <p> <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> <!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)> --> <!--<!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)> --> <!-- <!-- CWV --></p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">A child is in critical condition in hospital after being attacked by a crocodile in Kakadu National Park. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The nine-year-old was flown to the Royal Darwin Hospital near Munmalary Homestead, between the South Alligator and East Alligator Rivers, in Kakadu, after the attack on Saturday.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">CareFlight NT told <a target="_blank" class="class" href="https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/9yearold-in-critical-condition-after-crocodile-attack-in-kakadu-national-park/news-story/d34ba94dd6253a63353a5269b7559d65" rel="noopener">NT news</a> The patient was flown from Jabiru at 9pm on Saturday in a stable but critical condition. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“The patient was transported to the Jabiru Community Health Centre, CareFlight’s specialist doctor and flight nurse treated the patient at the Jabiru clinic,” a CareFlight spokeswoman said. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">MORE TO COME </p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Crocodile attacked a child in Kakadu National Park</p> </div> </div> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/us/news/none/article/other/inread_player.html --></p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: Child, 9, is critical after being attacked by crocodile in Kakadu National Park</h3> </div> </div> </div><!-- /wp:html -->

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A child is in critical condition in hospital after being attacked by a crocodile in Kakadu National Park.

The nine-year-old was flown to the Royal Darwin Hospital near Munmalary Homestead, between the South Alligator and East Alligator Rivers, in Kakadu, after the attack on Saturday.

CareFlight NT told NT news The patient was flown from Jabiru at 9pm on Saturday in a stable but critical condition.

“The patient was transported to the Jabiru Community Health Centre, CareFlight’s specialist doctor and flight nurse treated the patient at the Jabiru clinic,” a CareFlight spokeswoman said.

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