The unnamed child was swimming with a group of people known in Port Bradshaw near East Arnhem Land, a region that is part of the Northern Territory, Australia, police said.
When the crocodile appeared, other swimmers tried to shoo wild animals with spears but later the boy was allegedly fateful brought crocodile entered the deep waters.
Accidents caused by crocodiles also happened to a seven-year-old girl two weeks ago, but now wanted by the police only managed to find the remains of human body parts in the belly of the crocodile attacker.
The poor girl was attacked by a crocodile in the waters near the remote Gumarrirnbang, about 500km east of Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory.
While the second crocodile attack, occurred on Saturday (1/12) occurred at Port Bradshaw, about 80km south of the town of Nhulunbuy.
Police Chief Michael White expressed through a statement: "Initial reports indicate that adult swimmers in the group trying to save the boy by using a spear, but the animal continued to pull the victim into deeper waters."
"The officers of the Nhulunbuy police satsiun now in the scene of the attack to try to find the victim and assailant crocodile."
Michael White added: "This incident is very tragic for the family and friends of the child, and emphasize again beratapa dangers of swimming in the waters around the Top End."
The day after crocodile attack two weeks ago, police shot and killed a crocodile park rangers along the three-meter at the water hole - or in the vernacular billabong-where the little girl missing.
Based on tests known in the animal's stomach contained the rest of the human body.
Although the news was the center of attention on the continent kangaroo, but actually deadly attacks on humans due to the saltwater crocodile in Australian waters remain rare.
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