Kennedy River: Fisherman believed to have been eaten by a crocodile at remote north Queensland river
Dreaded fisherman eaten in deadly crocodile attack
- Fisherman presumed killed in crocodile attack
- Man’s screams were heard at Kennedy River in northern Queensland
Rescuers are desperately hunting for a missing fisherman who was reportedly dragged into a remote river and eaten by a crocodile.
The man was fishing on the banks of the Kennedy River in far north Queensland at around 5.30pm Friday when campers heard screaming and commotion coming from the direction of the river.
Police and emergency services have launched a frantic search with a rescue helicopter sent from Cairns, 400km away.
Authorities are also searching the area on foot, but say there is no sign of the missing fisherman.
The man was fishing on the banks of the Kennedy River in far north Queensland around 5.30pm Friday when campers heard a scream and commotion coming from the direction of the river
The latest suspected attack comes three weeks after a crocodile attacked a man in Cooktown in the far north of Queensland.
The crocodile clung to the 36-year-old man at Archer Point, but he managed to escape his grasp.
He was transported to Cairns Hospital with injuries to his arms, head and leg.
More to come.