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Special Report Filed by AAF Correspondent: John Grooms
from The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| Croc attack leaves man with broken
skull
September 22, 1999 |
| A far north
Queensland man has been airlifted to Townsville for neurosurgery after
a crocodile attacked him, leaving him with a broken skull.
The attack occurred at the Russell Heads boat ramp near Babinda late Monday night. Innisfail police say the man was transported to a nearby doctor by a friend and was treated for cuts to his face and neck. An ambulance spokeswoman says he was airlifted to Townsville General Hospital for surgery yesterday. |