Edward Baidham Morrison Warusam disappeared in Torres Strait waters while attempting to swim ashore after his dinghy broke down.
boy who died after a crocodile attack in Torres Strait waters has been remembered by family as a "humble, kind-hearted" youngster.Warusam and a 13-year-old boy had been attempting to swim ashore after their dinghy broke down. A 16-year-old Cairns boy who died after a crocodile attack in Torres Strait waters has been remembered by family as a "humble, kindhearted" youngster.
"In this time of difficulty as we all know one is not prepared to face life's sudden tragedies," she wrote. Saibai Island is a low-lying island four kilometres from Papua New Guinea's mainland and about 900km from Cairns in Far North Queensland.
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