Crocodile KILLS beloved family dog on her morning walk: “They took her with one bite and dragged her into the water”
A family dog has been snatched from a riverbed by a crocodile in north Queensland
The 45kg Labrador died instantly after being bitten on the head and carried away
The crocodile was lurking in a spot where a local fisherman regularly unhooked his caught fish.
A 2.4m crocodile was trapped nearby shortly after, the family says the killer was bigger
The family claims to have recently seen a crocodile at least 3.5m long in the same river.
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A family mourns the sudden loss of their dog after it was snatched from a river bank by a crocodile during a morning walk.
Indie, a 45kg black Labrador, was a beloved member of the Benn family for almost 11 years before he was abducted by a persistent crocodile near the lower Kamerunga footbridge on the Barron River near Cairns on Wednesday.
An 8-foot-long crocodile was caught in a trap shortly after the incident, though the family says the beast that took Indie was much larger.
“She was a gentle giant,” Indie owner Alia Baxter told the Daily Mail.
The crocodile bit her on the head and she died instantly. I’m thankful that she died before she knew what was going on.
A beloved family dog, Indie (pictured) was snatched by a crocodile in Cairns, which killed the dog instantly and carried it silently into the river.
Indie, one of three family-owned dogs that Ms Baxter’s mother was walking at the time of the incident, was pulled from a concrete slab located directly next to the footbridge, a spot where fishermen regularly unhook fish. captured.
“He must have learned that it is where there are a lot of people and food,” Ms Baxter told Daily Mail Australia.
“I’m lucky I didn’t walk her with my two children because we would all have been there with her.”
Ms. Baxter, while devastated by the loss of her dog, was grateful that the alligator did not attack one of the many children playing or fishing in the same place.
‘Will we have to capture a human before they get this monster out of the suburbs?’ he said he in a Facebook post.
The family erected a sign nearby warning others in the community of the incident, saying ‘will it be a boy next?’
“This is not a rural area, it is between two suburbs and it is the only path for children to cycle to and from school,” he told Daily Mail Australia.
“We just don’t want this to happen to a child.”
The dog’s owner, Alia Baxter, said her dog Indie was taken to a popular fishing spot along the boardwalk where the alligator “must have learned that’s where there are a lot of people and food” (pictured, file image)
The crocodile caught in a trap shortly after Indie’s capture is expected to be rehomed to a zoo or farm.
The family claims that the crocodile that took Indie was much larger.
“2.4 meters is tiny for a crocodile, at least one meter of that is its tail,” Ms Baxter said.
A crocodile that size would fill a chicken.
Ms Baxter claims that the family has seen a crocodile in the river that is “at least 3.5 meters long”, seeing it from their nearby home.
The Queensland Department of Environment and Science said it is aware of a crocodile in the river that has been targeted for disposal.
The family has erected a sign near the spot where Indie was taken, warning locals of the killer crocodile.
Ms Baxter said her two young daughters, whom Indie was especially fond of, will miss their beloved pet.
“She really was a beautiful girl and she will be sorely missed by everyone who got kisses from her,” Baxter said.
“She was always happy for tummy rubs, and was always so kind to my two daughters.”
Indie was one of the family’s three dogs and was a beloved member of the family, being especially gentle with Mrs. Baxter’s two girls (pictured Mrs. Baxter with Indie)