Warning after crocodile bite at popular tourist swimming spot

Two people have been nipped by a crocodile at a popular swimming spot in the Northern Territory.

The incident was said to have taken place at Wangi Falls in Litchfield National Park on Monday, and was later reported to a park ranger by a witness.

The two swimmers suffered minor injuries that did not require medical attention, and later presented to rangers.

According to the witnesses, the watering hole was bustling with people on Monday but park rangers did not have much information about the suspected bite.

“Litchfield rangers yesterday received unconfirmed reports that two people had been nipped by a small freshwater crocodile while swimming at Wangi Falls and had minor lacerations which they self-treated,” a spokesperson for the Territory’s Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture, told Yahoo News Australia.

It has served as a reminder about the potential danger of fresh-water crocodiles at the popular tourist spot.

While they’re smaller than their deadly salt-water cousins, they can cause serious harm if they bite swimmers. And they are known to live in the Wangi Creek system.

Tourists and locals have been reminded not to try and touch the small crocodiles if they come across them.

“This is a timely reminder that if you are injured by, or see, a crocodile at a designated swimming location to let a ranger know. Please don’t try to approach or catch wildlife,” the department said.

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