Emergency services were called to reports a 65-year-old man disappeared while fishing in an area known for crocodiles, after people nearby reported hearing a 'large splash'.
abc.net.au/news/man-feared-taken-by-crocodile-lakefield-far-north-queensland/102284052Police, the SES and wildlife officers from the Department of Environment and Science have resumed a search for a man who disappeared while fishing in the Kennedy River on Cape York.
Emergency services were called to Kennedy Bend camping area in the Rinyirru National Park, north-west of Cairns, around 3.30pm Saturday following reports a 65-year-old Laura man had disappeared.A rescue helicopter and water police were deployed to the extremely remote area yesterday but the man was not located.
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