A teenager has died after a suspected crocodile attack on an island in the Torres Strait.
A hunt for a huge crocodile is under way in the Torres Strait after a search for a missing 16-year-old boy ended in tragedy.
The teenager’s body has been found at a remote far north Queensland island after a suspected attack by a crocodile at least 3.5 metres in size.Justin McManus The teenager and a 13-year-old boy had attempted to swim ashore when their dinghy broke down off Saibai Island, 900 kilometres north of Cairns, early on Thursday.
The boat was 500 metres from land when it had engine trouble and started taking on water in rough conditions.“When they got into waist deep water the older of the two boys went missing below the water,” Queensland Police’s Far North District Senior Sergeant Greg Giles told reporters. The shaken 13-year-old made it to shore and raised the alarm, sparking an extensive sea, land and air search.“Unfortunately the older boy’s body was located in the mangroves. We are working with the coroner to identify that person,” Senior Sergeant Giles said.“He’s pretty shaken up as you could imagine,” he said.Police are working with the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, which said Saibai Island was a known crocodile habitat.
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