After a tense wait, Northern Territory Police delivered the “devastating news” they’d found the remains of a 12yo girl killed following a suspected crocodile attack yesterday. The girl went missing on Tuesday afternoon after swimming in Mango Creek, Palumpa – about 350km southwest of Darwin. Senior Sergeant Erica Gibson says police launched an “extensive search effort” via boat, helicopter and foot following reports the girl had been attacked. It’s the first time someone has been killed by a croc in the NT since 2018. Police Minister Brent Potter has authorised officers to “remove the crocodile” from the area if it’s found. The “devastating outcome” has shaken the local community and the officers involved, with Gibson saying it should act as a “salient reminder” that “waterways in the territory could always have crocodiles in them”.