Australian town on high alert after rare saltwater crocodile attack kills dog 660km inland
- A Queensland town has warned residents to stay away from the local river after a dog was taken by what is believed to be a saltwater crocodile, in the first sighting of the animal in an area hundreds of kilometres from where it is normally found.
- The attack happened on Monday night at the Bottom Crossing on the Flinders River near Richmond.
- The town is about 660km from Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria, where saltwater crocodiles are more commonly found.
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- A Queensland town has warned residents to stay away from the local river after a dog was taken by what is believed to be a saltwater crocodile, in the first sighting of the animal in an area hundreds of kilometres from where it is normally found.
- The attack happened on Monday night at the Bottom Crossing on the Flinders River near Richmond.
- The town is about 660km from Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria, where saltwater crocodiles are more commonly found.
Sources: The Independent