Search for second crocodile underway where family labrador was taken 'in one bite' from Cairns riverbank

A second crocodile has been sighted at a popular fishing spot about 15 kilometres from Cairns' CBD — days after a family dog was reportedly snatched from the riverbank "in one bite".A dog was reportedly taken by a crocodile from the banks of the Barron River in Cairns earlier this weekThe search for a second crocodile is underway after it was sighted in a spotlight

Mr Benn said the incident, witnessed by his adult daughter, happened near the lower Kamerunga footbridge in a suburban area. But the spokesperson said subsequent spotlight searches identified another estuarine crocodile, which would be "targeted for removal".He said the department was unable to determine the size of the reptile and urged caution.

"If there's a community concern, every crocodile — no matter how big or small — must be removed, that's it," he said.David White runs a crocodile-spotting wildlife cruise in the Daintree and said removing or killing the reptiles was not the solution.

I would never take my dog anywhere that even had a chance of a croc

Please dont show the dog. Too sad.

It’s the Barron River! It’s always been known to have crocodiles. If you want to fish there, you should know you’re taking a risk.🤷‍♂️

Its very sad that this happened and a horrible way to go for the dog and distressing for its family, but I hope they can relocate them rather than killing them. After all they live in water, they don't know any different. Its not like it was walking down the main road.

Terribly sad, when will people learn not to hang about in crocodile habitat. Nothing could be worth the risk.

Why on earth would you let your pets near riverbanks in Croc territory?!

Too sad.

That family per was just an easy convenient snack for a Croc

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