CAIRNS, Australia, May 30 (UPI) -- A woman is presumed dead and a friend was hospitalized after a crocodile attack at an Australian beach, authorities reported Monday.
The two women were swimming late Sunday night in waist-deep water at Thornton Beach, a remote part of Daintree National Park in northeast Australia's Queensland state, when the attack occurred. The victim, Cindy Waldron, 46, was dragged away after she was heard shouting, "A croc's got me." Her unidentified friend attempted unsuccessfully to save her, and was later hospitalized for bruises and shock.