Human remains found during search for missing girl feared taken by crocodile in remote NT creek

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Human remains found during search for missing girl feared taken by crocodile in remote NT creek
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Northern Territory police have found human remains believed to be those of a missing 12-year-old girl who is suspected to have been taken by a crocodile in a remote NT creek.

Northern Territory police have found human remains believed to be that of a 12-year-old girl, who has been missing since Tuesday and is suspected to have been taken by a crocodile in a nearby creek.

"Police are providing support to the family and community, along with the first responders who attended the scene," she said in a statement.On Wednesday afternoon Senior Sergeant Gibson said the child and her family were swimming at the creek, which is just over 3 kilometres from Palumpa, as part of bush holidays in the Wadeye district.

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