Croc involved in woman’s death unlikely to be ‘Mo’
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THE Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) believe the crocodile responsible for the disappearance of Anne Cameron was new to the area.
Far North Acting Inspector Ed Lukin confirmed yesterday that human remains and 'personal effects' believed to be that of Ms Cameron were found inside the crocodile.
There had been speculation the crocodile euthanised may have been 'Mo', an animal popular with locals and tourists regularly seen from the Mowbray River Bridge.
However, EHP operations manager Chris Artiemiew said the animal's behaviour suggested it was new to the Port Douglas area.
“It may well be that it’s just come in as an opportunistic (predator),” Artiemiew said.
A crocodile, at least four-metres in length, had been seen on multiple occasions along Four Mile Beach in the months leading up to Ms Cameron's death, travelling between Dicksons Inlet and the Mowbray River.
The animal closed the swimming area on Four Mile Beach on August 28.
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Artiemiew said the croc captured yesterday had displayed subtle behaviour differences that revealed it to be the target animal.
“The behavioural tendencies we picked up were very subtle, but basking during the day — that usually means that it had had a rather large feed — and also just boldness, being out during the day,” he said.
Acting Inspector Lukin said the animal was caught at around 1am on Tuesday morning, almost a week after Ms Cameron was first reported missing.
"At about 1am this morning we were notified by EHP staff that the target animal had been captured," Lukin said.
"Examination of that animal discovered human remains inside that crocodile along with some personal effects we believe belong to the missing person."
He said the coroner was likely to carry out further enquires into Ms Cameron's death.
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