A crocodile warning sign at Lake Placid. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE
News by Chris Calcino, Sally Boxall and Bronwyn Farr 29th Jan 2021 1:42 PM
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UPDATE: Wildlife officers are pulling out all the stops to catch a 2.5m crocodile which attacked a swimmer at Cairns Lake Placid. Paramedics say the 44-year-old man was very lucky to have escaped with superficial injuries after he was forced to prise the crocodile s jaws from his head on Thursday. Dr Matthew Brien, program coordinator for northern wildlife operations with the Department of Environment and Science, said there was no doubt a crocodile was responsible.