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  A TRAP has been set for a crocodile believed to be responsible for attacking a swimmer at Lake Placid on Thursday. The 56-year-old Cairns father received lacerations to his head and upper body before escaping the jaws of a croc and swimming about 400m to shore to seek help about 12.45pm on Thursday. A Department of Environment and Science spokeswoman said officers had sighted the animal, believed to be about 2.5m and 8-10 years old, but lost sight of it. "On January 28, following reports of a swimmer being bitten by a crocodile in Lake Placid, DES wildlife officers began a search of...

A crocodile warning sign at Lake Placid. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE News by Chris Calcino, Sally Boxall and Bronwyn Farr 29th Jan 2021 1:42 PM Premium Content Subscriber only UPDATE: Wildlife officers are pulling out all the stops to catch a 2.5m crocodile which attacked a swimmer at Cairns' Lake Placid. Paramedics say the 44-year-old man was "very lucky" to have escaped with superficial injuries after he was forced to prise the crocodile's jaws from his head on Thursday. Dr Matthew Brien, program coordinator for northern wildlife...