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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died A boy killed by a crocodile in the Torres Strait off Queensland has been described as a rugby league lover who was “always smiling”. The 16-year-old boy, who can be identified by his cultural name Baidham, was attacked and killed by the 3.5m croc about 500m off Saibai Island after his dinghy broke down on Thursday.
Baidham and a 13-year-old boy attempted to swim to shore when their dinghy broke down off Saibai Island, 900km north of Cairns. The boys, both local to Saibai Island, had almost made it to shore when the 16-year-old suddenly disappeared. “The boys didn’t have many options,” Senior Sergeant Greg Giles said. “When they got into waist-deep water, the older of the two boys went missing below the water.
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