Man rescued from crocodile-infested floodwaters

A man has been rescued from crocodile-infested floodwaters in Far North Queensland.

The man, aged in his 30s, became stranded about 7pm after his car was swept away in the Nicholson River near Doomadgee.

A LifeFight helicopter carrying swiftwater rescue technicians arrived at 8.15pm, met by police officers, rural firefighters and SES volunteers.

Local motorists shone their car headlights on the river to help emergency services find the man and his car.

The man was rescued from an isolated sandbank surrounded by rushing floodwater, after he swam through waters inhabited by crocodiles.

He was airlifted to Doomadgee Airport where he was assessed by paramedics.

He was uninjured and declined hospitalisation.

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