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A nine-year-old was airlifted to a hospital in a stable but critical condition after they were attacked by a crocodile on Saturday in Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage Site in Australia’s remote Northern Territory.
In a statement to The Daily Beast, Careflight, an air-medical rescue service, confirmed the attack, near Jabiru. A CareFlight NT Rescue Helicopter was sent at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday following the incident after a request from NT Health.
“Following the attack, the patient was transported to the Jabiru Community Health Centre, CareFlight’s specialist doctor and flight nurse treated the patient at the Jabiru clinic,” the statement said, adding that the patient was later airlifted by CareFlight to Royal Darwin Hospital in a critical but stable condition.