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Missing 5-year-old may have been taken by crocodile in Australia

Other News Materials 8 February 2009 12:36 (UTC +04:00)

The family of a 5-year-old who went missing Sunday in far-north Queensland while out with his 7-year-old brother fear he may have been taken by a crocodile, dpa reported.

Police said the boy jumped into the Daintree River to rescue his dog, but disappeared under the water.

"The 7-year-old suddenly saw the 5-year-old disappear," Inspector Dave Ellis said. "A very short time later there was a crocodile also seen."

The Daintree River is home to many crocodiles.

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