Lifeguards decided to close the beach to swimming while the crocodile loitered in the water, reopening the area on Tuesday after seeing no signs of the crocodile near the 3-mile expanse of beach.

Deny Abrahams, senior commissioner of the city police, said: 'According to eyewitness statements, the victim was swimming too close to the crocodile that was already visible around the location.

Indonesia recorded nearly 180 crocodile attacks last year, with 92 fatalities. Some say palm-oil plantations are making the problem worse Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her ...

The Northern Territory Government says people should never enter the water unless there are designated safe swimming signs. "It should be assumed that any water body in the saltwater crocodile’s ...

“But no crocodiles were sighted and we have ... The Department of Environment last week erected a croc warning sign at the Oak Forest swimming hole near Kuranda. Picture: Supplied While there ...

London tourist Andrew Trace and friend William Drumm decided to go on a two-day swimming trip with giant crocodiles in Mexico. The pair spent 2 days with the reptiles, getting so up-close and ...