[NYPOST] A woman has been killed by a crocodile while out fishing with her family in the Northern Territory in Australia.It took police three hours to get to the lake where the group of seven women and kiddies were in east Arnem on Friday.
Police Commander Tony Fuller said the woman was fishing and collecting mussels in the lake with some family members around 10:30 a.m. when they noticed the woman was missing.
Police found her body around 5 p.m. less than half a mile from the lake.
The crocodile was destroyed by local rangers and the woman’s body was recovered.
"The family noticed she was missing and the bucket she was carrying was found nearby," he said.
"They heard some splashing. She was up to waist deep in water."
Initial reports suggested the woman was a ranger, but police are still trying to confirm that and if she was working at the time.