Giant croc forces Queensland beach closure
Date
October 8, 2012 - 1:28PM
A large crocodile has forced the closure of a far north Queensland beach.
Around 50 people had to be called out of the water when the four-metre saltwater crocodile was spotted swimming within 100 metres of the shore at Ellis Beach, north of Cairns, on Sunday afternoon.
The beach was closed for several hours.
Ellis Beach is just a few kilometres from Kewarra Beach, where a crocodile killed a fisherman's dog in front of horrified onlookers last month.
A three-metre crocodile was found beheaded a few days after the Kewarra Beach attack.
Last week authorities removed a 2.7-metre crocodile from Kewarra Beach.
The state government has said it is developing a plan for crocodile management in the far north.
AAP
