A woman who went night swimming off a beach in northeast Australia is missing after she was attacked by a crocodile.
The 46-year-old was with her friend in shallow water at Thornton Beach, Queensland, on Sunday night when she was pulled under.
Her friend attempted to rescue the woman from the reptile's jaws but was unable to do so.
Searchers scoured the areas in a rescue helicopter fitted with thermal imaging equipment but failed to find any trace of the victim.
Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman Neil Noble said: "The report that we have from the surviving woman is that they felt a nudge and her partner started to scream and then was dragged into the water."
Local police Senior Constable Russell Parker told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "Her 47-year-old friend tried to grab her and drag her to safety but she just wasn't able to do that."
The area where the woman went missing is about 57 miles (90km) from Cairns and well off the main highway.
Reports varied as to the depth of the water with police saying it was waist deep and paramedics saying she was up to her knees.
The survivor was taken to a nearby hospital in Mossman suffering from shock and a minor injury to her arm.
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