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Composite of QPS photo and file image of crocodile. Human remains found in search of Aurukun man.

Human remains found in crocodile following search for missing man

Over a week after police and rescue operators commenced a search for a missing man in a remote Indigenous community, authorities have confirmed a tragic finding.

  • Courtney Kruk

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Video taken by a camper shows the crocodile, which has travelled further south than normal, swimming near the beach and barge landing at Inskip Point.
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Rangers want to trap a crocodile seen at Inskip Point in Queensland

Video taken by a camper shows the crocodile, which has travelled further south than normal, swimming near the beach and barge landing at Inskip Point.

Video capturer by camper Chris Kelly on Monday of the suspected croc near Rainbow Beach.

New footage of ‘vagrant’ crocodile at Qld tourist hotspot revealed

It comes after a ranger snapped photos of claw marks in the sand after seeing the suspected predator.

  • William Davis
A two-metre crocodile has been spotted at Inskip Point, near Rainbow Beach in Queensland, which is further south than normal.

Two-metre ‘vagrant’ crocodile spotted north of Brisbane

“This crocodile is considered to be a vagrant animal that has moved into the area.”

  • William Davis
George Craig feeds a chicken to salt water crocodile “Cassius” at Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, 2011.

Crocodile hunter bonded with the biggest specimen in captivity

The more Craig understood the ways of the crocodile, the less he wanted to kill them.

There are too many crocs in Australia. Time to unleash the hunters

Other countries successfully manage safari-style hunting of dangerous animals such as crocodiles. Why not Australia?

  • Brad Emery
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A crocodile on the banks of the Daintree River.

When crocodiles attack: Why people become prey

Crocodiles were almost wiped out but have rebounded since protections were introduced in the 1970s. How common are crocodile attacks and how many people are killed?

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Social media videos show a large crocodile in the river where a NSW man went missing.
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Crocodile spotted at Crocodile Bend in Cooktown

Social media videos show a large crocodile in the river where a NSW man went missing.

Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea

We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

  • Anson Cameron
Papela fishermen demonstrate how Laudi was taken by a crocodile.

These men watched a croc kill their friend. Australia doesn’t know, and he’s not the first

Faced with diminished fish stocks and what they say are outdated Australian government policies, Indonesian fishermen are risking everything.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa

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