Four-metre animal found during spotlight searches near Saibai Island on Friday night and ‘humanely euthanised’ a day later
A crocodile believed to be responsible for the fatal attack on a 16-year-old boy in the Torres Strait last Thursday has been euthanised by Queensland authorities.A crocodile believed to be responsible for the fatal attack on a 16-year-old boy in the Torres Strait last Thursday has been euthanised by Queensland authorities.Wildlife officers have euthanised a large crocodile believed to have killed a 16-year-old boy in the Torres Strait last week.
Wildlife officers located the four-metre animal responsible during spotlight searches on Friday night near where the boy died and it was killed on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation.“The crocodile was humanely euthanised early on 20 April 2024 and disposed of at sea, in keeping with the wishes of the Saibai Island community,” the spokesperson said.
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