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Teenager taken by crocodile in northern Australia
Feb 20, 2011, 7:09 GMT
Sydney - A 14-year-old boy swimming with his brothers in a river in far-northern Australia was taken by a crocodile Sunday.
The attack occurred in the aboriginal community of Milingimbi, 400 kilometres east of Darwin.
An initial search found no trace of the victim. The Northern Territory Police said officers were flying to the remote Arnhem Land community to conduct a full search.
Milingimbi is part of the Crocodile Island group off the coast of Arnhem Land.
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