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Golfer undeterred after Australian crocodile attack

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Crocodiles are common in Australia's tropical north, where numbers have increased since the introduction of protection laws in 1971 (AFP Photo/Saeed Khan)

A golfer vowed on Tuesday to get back on the course after being bitten by a crocodile as he retrieved a ball from a water trap during a round in Australia.

John Lahiff, 75, was playing at the Palmer Sea Reef Golf Course in Port Douglas, 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of popular tourist town Cairns, on Monday afternoon when he hooked his ball into the water on the 11th hole.