NSW man was fishing with wife and children before suspected attack in Cooktown, Qld

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NSW man was fishing with wife and children before suspected ******* in Cooktown, Qld

A NSW man ******** missing after he was taken in a suspected crocodile ******* while fishing with his wife and children on a river bank in Far North Queensland, police have revealed.

The 40-year-old man was fishing with his family at about 2.10pm on Saturday at the river bank on Annan River in Cooktown, about 326kms from Cairns, when he fell into the water and ******* to resurface.

At the time, a reportedly large crocodile had been seen in the area.

Senior Sergeant Greg Finucane confirmed the family were tourists from NSW, and issued his condolences to the family.

“(They) are obviously very traumatised at the moment,” he said.

Camera IconA large crocodile has been seen in the area at Kennedy Bend in Lakeland National Park where a 65-year-old Laura man has vanished and is believed to have been taken by a crocodile. Supplied Credit: Supplied

The feared ******* has sparked a frantic search involving about five Queensland Police officers, plus 15 personnel from State Emergency Service and Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) wildlife officers.

Staff had also been brought in from Cairns, with the search also utilising drones and watercraft.

Sergeant Finucane said the search and rescue mission will continue overnight and into the coming days.

The total search area covered about 5kms of challenging terrain including water ways which were affected by tides and the weather.

“The natural common movement and habitat of crocodiles has to be taken into account (as well),” he said.

Authorities are also currently looking at the crocodiles in the area and were determining which ones they may capture.

“(The search will) go into the night, just depending on weather and officer and personnel safety,” Sergeant Finucane added.

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