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Today (July 10, 2023), a man -apparently, a 67 year old Tourist from China- was attacked by a CROCODILE at the Wangi Falls in Litchfield National Park in Northern Territory, Australia (near Darwin). Footage shows the rush right after the incident and pictures and footage of minutes before the crocodile attack. #litchfield #wangifalls #crocodile

» Media data: This video (Internal ID 1476, shots taken on July 10, 2023 and video published on July 10, 2023) is an extraction of our self-captured Litchfield National Park 4K Video Footage & Litchfield National Park Pictures. Footage and Photos protected by copyright.

About Wangi Falls and the Litchfield National Park: The Wangi Falls is a segmented waterfall on the Wangi Creek located within the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. The waterfall descends from an elevation of 84 metres (276 ft) above sea level via a series of segmented tiers that range in height between 41–52 metres (135–171 ft). Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the western boundary of the park, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Darwin. The plunge pool at the base of the falls is a popular swimming spot, however is often closed following significant rainfall due to sightings of crocodiles in the area. // Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Each year the park attracts over 260,000 visitors. Proclaimed a national park in 1986, it is named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a Territory pioneer, who explored areas of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs in Van Diemen Gulf to the Daly River in 1864. // Wangi, Tolmer and Florence falls and Buley Rockhole, are popular with visitors and tour groups. The falls have large pools that attract birds and reptiles such as monitors. orange-footed scrubfowl, honeyeaters, figbirds and Torres Strait pigeons share the fruit and berries in the areas with nocturnal mammals like the northern quoll, northern brown bandicoot and northern brushtail possum. Frill-necked lizard are common throughout the park, but will not be seen as frequently during the cool dry season months. The Finniss River area also hosts a number of large saltwater crocodiles, commonly abbreviated as salties.