A 14-year-old boy continues to recover in hospital after being attacked by a crocodile in Far North Queensland.

Emergency services were called to Myall Beach near Cape Tribulation, about 85 kilometres north of Port Douglas, after reports of a crocodile attack about 3.50pm on Saturday.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a teenage boy was airlifted to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition with leg and abdominal injuries.

The 14-year-old boy remained in a stable condition at Cairns Hospital on Monday, a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service spokesperson confirmed to SkyNews.com.au.

The Cairns Post reported that the boy was fishing in waist-deep water with two other people when he was bitten.

Witnesses raced to help the teen out of the water and take him to nearby

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