Man attacked by a crocodile at Lake Placid in Cairns

A man has been attacked by a crocodile at Lake Placid Recreation Park in Far North Queensland.

Emergency services were called to Lake Placid Road in Cairns shortly after 12:43pm following reports a man had sustained injuries from a crocodile.

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Queensland ambulance paramedics treated him for multiple minor lacerations, before transporting him to Cairns Hospital.

Queensland Environment has confirmed that a team of wildlife officers have been dispatched to the site of the attack and will undertake a search for the crocodile.

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