Omg! Woman Disappears After Going for a Swim in Crocodile-infested Water...these Were Her Tragic Last Words (Photos)

A woman who went for a swim in a water infested by crocodiles has tragically disappeared from sight as her friend watched.

 

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The woman was taken by a crocodile during a late-night swim in far-north Queensland.

 

She is still missing after she was snatched from the water on Sunday night.

 

Daily Mail reports that the woman, 46, was swimming with her friend, 47, at Thornton Beach at Daintree, north of Cairns, about 10pm.

 

The pair had waded in to waist-deep water in an area known to have a high population of crocodiles, and as the woman was dragged away her friend tried desperately to free her from the creature's clutches.

 

The missing woman is from Lithgow in NSW, while her friend who survived the attack is from Cairns in far-north Queensland, Queensland Ambulance told Daily Mail Australia.

 

Meantime Federal MP Warren Entsch has said the attack must not spark a hysterical debate about crocodile management in his electorate, instead blaming 'human stupidity'.

 

'You can't legislate against human stupidity,' he told AAP on Monday. 'This is a tragedy but it was avoidable. There are warning signs everywhere up there.' 

 

The scene of the tragedy

 

Mr Entsch said he feared the attack might spark a reactive debate about how to manage crocodiles, but people must remember the attack happened inside a national park in an area where visitors are warned about the dangers.

 

'Let's not start vendettas. It's hard enough for some families to make a quid up there in the Daintree, showcasing crocs in their environment,' he said.

 

'People have to have some level of responsibility for their own actions.'

 

Earlier Senior Constable Russell Parker revealed details about the struggle which saw the 46-year-old taken away by a crocodile.

 

'Her 47-year-old friend tried to grab her and drag her to safety and she just wasn't able to do that,' he told ABC radio.

 

'They had been walking along the beach and they've decided to go for a swim ... (it was) probably a very nice, clear night, but obviously (they) may not have been aware of the dangers.

 

'We believe they were visiting the area and weren't local to it,' Mr Parker said.

 

The swimmer's last words before she disappeared were 'a croc's got me', Channel Nine reported. 

 

The friend then ran to a nearby business to raise the alarm, and was taken to hospital suffering shock and grazes.

 

Queensland Ambulance service said the woman was extremely traumatised, having watched her friend being pulled out into the ocean.

 

A search and rescue is currently underway for the missing woman - who is originally from New Zealand - after an extensive search overnight found no trace of the victim.