Crocodile spotted swimming at Central Queensland beach | 7NEWS

Queensland Parks and Wildlife has launched an investigation, after a crocodile was spotted swimming at Farnborough Beach, near Yeppoon.
A local man was fishing at the site this morning, when he found himself just metres away from the four metre long snapper.
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[@aussie8114]

Signs are useless. The Crocs can’t read and even if they could they would just ignore the signs 🐊

[@fishmut]

It’s all funny till your the one in the water with it because there was no signs .

[@Joy-rh8cg]

@@fishmutso you’re in Australia and you really need a sign to tell you there are dangerous creatures in the water?

[@easydoesit1962]

😂

[@BamBam-wh7nt]

imagine being a surfer and thinking the coast is clear of sharks so it's safe to surf only to see a crocodile floating near you...

[@thedevilsworkshop7720]

Those guys are the reason surfers don't go up north to surf I guess .

[@stephenjames1443]

@@thedevilsworkshop7720 nah the swell can't get over reef. But they do surf in cyclones.,cause then swell gets over.

[@timtam5345]

They just in coles looking for meat 🤕🍖🍗🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🦖🦖

[@thedevilsworkshop7720]

@@timtam5345 shopping hey ?

[@thedevilsworkshop7720]

@@stephenjames1443 I just been watching Malcolm Douglas boating all over the top end in the Kimberly a few weeks back . the tide up there is insane , a freaking 11 plus metre tidal change twice a day . its mad .

[@frankt5360]

"BUT its hard to put a Sign Up if the Crocodile/s is just passing through" 🤣😄🤣 What if the Croc/s decides to STOP for a Snack or Two 🤣😄

[@jingyun4323]

Our councils. Face palm!

[@fishmut]

Well we seen a blond in action lol , goes to show blonds are truly amazing lol.

[@daltonagie1222]

Discovering new territory, it's going to be it's route for the next million years.

[@rabbitrabbit1243]

Wtf is that woman for real

[@damienvelenzuela6182]

She couldn't have said anything more stupid

[@dajed1193]

0:58 well put up a sign that says " Warning, Crocodiles passing through "

[@googleuser2609]

lol

[@James-kv6kb]

I think that's a bit advanced for a fat blonde woman thinking that she's highly intelligent because she got a job due to quotas not any intelligence

[@edwardandrade4390]

The croc passing by and may stop for a snack. Yeah you need signs dah

[@camo576]

"stay 6m away"... LOL those buggers can move fast on land.

[@JediJan]

Some people seem to think they can outrun them ... Simply cannot. I tried telling tourists to keep their toddlers out of the water at Mission Beach (Wongaling) once - They thought it was a joke!

[@WickedWildlife]

@@JediJan a human can very much outrun a crocodile once it’s on dry land!

[@royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409]

@@WickedWildlife but they fat

[@Teehsir69420]

@@WickedWildlife good luck trying to, just run in a zig zag instead of out running it

[@WickedWildlife]

@@Teehsir69420 I did crocodile feeding shows for a living, so I’ve stood in front of a decent amount of crocs, running in a zig zag is a silly myth

[@madmick6275]

There is a crocodile warning sign 6km away, but there really hard to put up because these cheeky crocs keep taking them down!

[@nzgamelife323]

Feed that big crock all the mice mate then he won't be hungry for humans. Fucken whamo Two birds one stone.

[@_Phoenix3]

lol and "Croc Watch"... why not just put up a damn sign(s)

[@nzgamelife323]

@@_Phoenix3a "mouse disposal" sign?

[@justaghoulintheworld]

They have to learn to swim where the sign is.

[@308V8HZ]

There should be a sign every hundred metres , that way where ever you hit the beach a sign will be noticeable.

[@flikitova1399]

Hard to put up signs if crocks are passing through? Tell that to someone after they been put in a death roll

[@Jamoannery]

They’ve put a sign up. But temporary. I’m guessing they’ll put a permanent one up now. I take it she meant it’s first time seen at that beach . Councillor Friend is a decent person.

[@jellybaby9630]

Australia,,,, Where Dinosaurs still roam the earth.

[@hansantonio110]

what 😄

[@sanatandharma8837]

australia doesnt have much wildlife

[@jl3799]

@@sanatandharma8837 What? I live in the town this is at there’s bats,snakes,lizards ect the whole collection in me back yard

[@sanatandharma8837]

@@jl3799 they are not wild animals . I live 50km from a jungle full of Tigers in India

[@jl3799]

@@sanatandharma8837 yeh there’s dingos ,sharks,spiders,kangaroos, ect ?how are these not wild there not my pets??

[@_Phoenix3]

lol @ 0:58 "but it's hard to put a sign up if the crocodiles are just passing through" ... wow that's very comforting! Thanks...

[@James-kv6kb]

Unfortunately our country is now being run by people like her big fat blonde women that really have no idea what they're talking about

[@nedluda3436]

Well it's a nice, and sunny day.Why shouldn't the croc be out :)

[@user-hi5dd5qh9n]

It's hard to put a crocodile sign up if it's passing through? Have to be one of the dumbest things I've heard anyone say. But I shouldn't be surprised. This is the level of intelligence you have working in local councils.

[@mjay6508]

Unbelievable that that’s a council rep..... when someone gets taken it will be oh well the croc was just passing through, no danger now!!!!

[@James-kv6kb]

It really is scary most positions of importance state and federal are now taking up with these fat blonde women that make comments like this.

[@user-rq6wr3js4m]

Moron.

[@h3llnite]

I lived in Yeppoon most of my life. There’s been crocodiles there since the 1990’s

[@harrycurrie9664]

They used to inhabit the Tweed river many moons ago.

[@h3llnite]

@Ms Bliss well before then. We are talking the 1990’s

[@rosswoolley2854]

@@harrycurrie9664 That's right, The early settlers fixed that problem. I knew they were in the Brisbane river but forgot how much further down they were. Thanks for that.

[@harrycurrie9664]

@@rosswoolley2854 You would think if they inhabited the Tweed they would have ranged a bit further south of that too.

[@BamBamZ_Gaming]

@@harrycurrie9664 reported down as far as Maclean nsw in the early 1900s

[@JK-wz5ii]

A crock in its own habitat….. yeh that’s pretty unusual. They do venture out of the creeks and rivers all the time.

[@JediJan]

... and travel via the ocean between these creek / river systems all the time, most especially during the Wet (breeding season).

[@jimmyjones2426]

This story would be much more news worthy if the croc was spotted riding a motorcycle. A saltwater croc spotted swimming in its natural habitat - incredible

[@Spartan902]

@@jimmyjones2426 😂👍

[@lewstone5430]

_iNcReDiBiLe!!!_

[@narendrakeisham4812]

A salt water crocodile seen swimming in salt waters .....that is surprising 🙄

[@googleuser2609]

Remarkable! We need to tell David Attenborough, 🐊

[@none5722]

And if you're swimming next to it, it's terrifying.

[@Sweptundertherug]

It's hard to believe 😂

[@jimcrawford5039]

It’s a bit far south, that’s all.

[@nicktrueman224]

Yes it is just mind boggling to think it could do that and be so brazen about it. 30yrs ago this would not even make the papers

[@raymondpaenga9027]

Always take a friend who swim slower than you particularly someone you don't really like

[@lycheeona]

LMFAOOO

[@neil999ish]

My Boss, he is O/weight and slow.🤣

[@user-ii1iy8fz1d]

❤😂 best post by far.

[@humilicious]

"BUT its hard to put a Sign Up if the Crocodile/s is just passing through" what if it start attacking people/pets i bet she will say "croc was just hungry let it eat and it will move on" lol

[@James-kv6kb]

Get used to it the entire country is now run by big fat blonde women that have no idea what they're talking about because of quotas not because of any talent that they might have

[@sundance9042]

😂🤣

[@HenryPhD]

lol. Well put up another sign: Crocodiles just passing thru.

[@user-nk5xu5eb1d]

Lol yep, maybe a “crocodile crossing” sign

[@Mar--Mar]

Gives a whole new meaning to social distancing.

[@rosswoolley2854]

Thanks for the tip, 6 meter distance and I'll be safe! "Yer right"

[@hellohello8556]

😂

[@rotyler2177]

I always take my measuring tape when swimming with dinosaurs.

[@rotyler2177]

@Cody Trewin 6km just to be safe

[@goodmorning41]

1.5 metres social distance 😂😂😂😂😂 times 3 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rachelg785]

I've seen a few crocs at these beaches over the years. The escapees from the Crocodile Farm during a major flooding event approx 1991 have bred up.

[@keiran_wilkinson]

a salt water croc in salt water...... no way! almost unheard of. shocked!

[@JB.99999]

How often is somebody torn to pieces by a crocodile in north Queensland? Every three months.

[@Tasfarmer]

Is that true or you just saying that

[@harrycurrie9664]

And that's only the ones we know about.

[@AiDOS__]

Yeah, it's actually way more common than reports tell us. When I lived up in the Daintree I knew of more crocs that took humans in one year than was reported for the whole of Queensland that year.

[@khvidtube1617]

"Hard to put a sign up if the croc is just passing through." She said. She is telling us that the croc is only interested in you if anything, but passing through.

[@James-kv6kb]

Typical reaction from a blonde person on councils these days who aren't very bright. there needs to be several signs posted around saying this could happen not just that there's one that comes through occasionally

[@ln3257]

As a wildlife enthusiast, i feel australia is such an exciting country to live in❤️

[@henrykopaol7183]

You definitely White

[@orancampbell528]

As someone who’s here atm for the past two months, it absolutely is, you don’t even have to go looking for the wildlife it comes to you. Seen crocodiles, wallabies, Goanna, Humpback Whales, sea turtles, possums and the birds here are amazing. Should definitely visit if you ever get the chance

[@behemothsbaby]

Salties freak me out as do irukandji but I love the rest of our fauna and flora!

[@stuckinperth]

@@orancampbell528im pretty sure u went to see humpback whales not the other way around

[@orancampbell528]

@@stuckinperth saw them for the first time from the top of the Q1 tower in the Gold Coast, also saw them in Sydney from the cliffs around Watsons Bay

[@outbacknomad9939]

Seen crocs in Yeppoon 35yrs ago

[@ryanmorgan9589]

Advise: stay 6m away from a croc. Pretty sure I’m running for my life if it’s 20m away

[@aheat3036]

1:00 “It’s hard to put a sign up if the crocodiles are just passing through” she says! 😂

[@aj9530]

I wonder if the other Crocs are upset with that one for not immediately putting up signs saying "Warning: Humans"

[@rotyler2177]

:) "Warning: hoomans"

[@jellybaby9630]

Croc Numbers are 10 times the number since culling stopped.

[@WickedWildlife]

And they are only just reaching their natural numbers again

[@seanbayley7452]

Good they should never allow hunting of them again either as we came close to wiping them out last time we should not be given another opportunity to do so idiots who think " get rid of them all" are the stupidest people on the face of the earth and don't understand the very very important job apex predators like crocs and sharks do to keep the ocean and waterways healthy.

[@8386hj]

Why would you need warning sighs its Australia a croc is the lease of your worrys.

[@hodaka1000]

".....just passing through" your leg

[@marcmc2873]

Just one sign at the airport "welcome to Australia, be careful"

[@emmanueltamvaklis8592]

It’s hard to put up a sign when the CROCS are just passing through 👀

[@James-kv6kb]

Probably about the dumbest thing a blonde woman ever said in this country

[@donnowcoselpocohoraenjourn2548]

Yeah scary response… oh no

[@DaPapaYOyo]

Imagine if the croc was not in ocean and the croc was legit a couple inches away from you

[@selwyn500]

Always treat any body of water like it is occupied by swamp dogs 🐊💀, Especially up here in Queensland.

[@ankeshmbbs]

but its hard to put a sign if a crocodile is just passing thru? dont u know its the Crocodile’s McDonald’s drive-through? 😂😂😂

[@lerojo]

This is not out of the ordinary for salt water crocs. They often get spotted out at sea drifting with currents.

[@bostoncurtis9559]

Ole “ Crockpot” was just catching a wave to his Sheila !

[@JK-rz9xj]

What a load of croc!!!!🤣🤣

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

Lol

[@vsboy2577]

Crocodiles are crazy scary

[@SK-ps1mo]

Live above Bundaberg qld Should know about them by now 🐊🐊

[@disconnect167]

used to only be above cooktown, so terrible they've been allowed to get to such numbers.

[@dinkeydink9376]

"Stay atleast 6 meters away from the crockodile and everybody should be safe!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ykook7000]

Aawww he was just chillin 🐊

[@James-kv6kb]

Such a millennial thing to make doing absolutely nothing a cool thing to do

[@caintindal1671]

Just passing through until a tourist gets Eaten. Crocs like the European Backpackers the most.

[@timtam5345]

They just in coles looking for meat 🤕🍗🍖🍗🍖🍗🍗🍗🍗🍖🐊🦖

[@WickedWildlife]

Statistically speaking the vast majority of attacks are actually locals, tourists think they are brave just for visiting australia, they are usually to scared to go near the water 😂

[@nhmooytis7058]

4 meters is THIRTEEN FEET!

[@colinroddis8020]

“ Warning: Dangerous animals live in this ocean “. Seriously , people don’t know that!?

[@chrispapa2782]

No not that dangerous

[@agn1087]

Not really

[@craigkaschan4822]

They’re allowed to have holidays and go surfing too.

[@timtam5345]

They just in coles looking for meat 🤕🍗🍖🍗🍖🐊🦖

[@ADayInTheLifeOfJames]

Just passing through? That woman can’t be bloody serious… This is a representative for the good of the people 🤦🏼‍♂️ SMH

[@markeddowes1467]

It’s been their place for a million years……we’re just snacks!

[@emanx2600]

Investigating a crocodile living in it's natural environment? That's like investigating kids at the playground

[@magnumpi8097]

It's one of those moments when your walking past the shop window nd then you slowly walk back like😳"What the!"😆

[@crocbaitaussie5204]

Wow that could liven up ya day. FYI Huge crocs were shot in the Logan River in the Great South-east 80 + years ago.

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

Thats so awesome. I love our wildlife. Just put the signs in and let them do their thing.

[@lisalim453]

I’m NEVER going swimming in the beach in Australia again

[@saltymonke3682]

we should educate crocs to read and write, especially for the sign

[@harukrentz435]

Now i understand why Aussies prefer Bali eventhough they have beaches in their country lol

[@dg5798]

Mate ! ,what is Morrison doing there I thought he was swimming with his other mates in Canberra

[@vasilisconstantinides4476]

Well that’s the end of me swimming anywhere above Southern Queensland

[@bluey-uo9li]

There,s crocs anywhere there's mud n mangroves I worked on the Daintree river for years some days you would never see them, but they where there, and there here in Hervey bay , So there bound to be all along the Queensland coast There ambush hunters don't expect to see them until ? "your to close" 6 MTRS is to close don't encourage the inevitable !

[@JediJan]

I remember hearing that a drunk aboriginal woman was taken on land, not far from the ferry crossing. Then there was the story about some guys that tried swimming across. People are simply idiots.

[@bluey-uo9li]

@@JediJan that idiot was Strikey a local tour guide from memory swam beside the barge as it crossed so the story goes, the truly tradgic story was the river train tour operators they lost there son to a crock on there own boat ramp as far as parks n wildlife are concerned never take it seriously until a croc eats someone. Port douglas. Elderly lady eaten by there favourite croc to spot , ah he,s harmless that old fella they yous,tA say

[@arnolddavies6734]

If the sharks don’t get you, the crocodiles will.

[@roscoadventures2194]

She said hard to put signe up with there just passing through 🤣🤣

[@darneyoung537]

Of course it’s hard to put a sign up, when the croc is only passing through . So what is she saying , it’s ok to swim there? . She’s joking

[@selwyn500]

Always head on a swivel near water ways and the sea.

[@paulschofield2630]

Ive seen big crocs 80 kilometres offshore, Whitsundays 1980 , also Port Douglas at Low Island around 10 miles out from Daintree River 😮

[@installer1571]

What the hell does she mean it's hard to put a sign up when they're just passing through tell that to a family that have lost a loved one by a crocodile we'll see how smug you are there

[@88lew]

That fishing guy’s accent is wild.

[@rajahhindi3921]

SAFA

[@shlobs422]

Australia is so scary. Sharks, Jellyfish, Crocs, Snakes, and Poisonous Insects. I'd be in constant fear lol

[@gobblelevclass3nuclearsubm393]

well said i actually like europe or south australia

[@James-kv6kb]

And yet most of us don't actually encounter these things because we're all nice and safe in the cities the most feared creature in Australia would be the Australian bogen

[@Tedanson]

that council woman was a real mayor from jaws type

[@bradcooper8315]

Always been there, just the media banging it up.

[@bambino01988]

I’m a croc and I would just ignore the sign 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@janjurk9232]

never mind the croc....the journalist talking funny is what the warning signs should alarm us of.

[@smokingbeetles5793]

Crocs are so endangered they're everywhere

[@James-kv6kb]

They're not endangered anymore in 1971 they stop killing them commercially and now they're numbers are out of control

[@patrickv2064]

Stay Atleast 6 metres away? Like hell I’ll get that close

[@lucksg2841]

luckily no one was in the water at the time yeh nah F that 🥶🐊

[@andrewd7586]

What an absolute croc!🤣🤭

[@rblood8076]

Water is your sign in Australia.

[@zoeys290]

Its inevitable that the crocs are going to move further down due to overcrowding and lack of food !!!

[@deadeyes4626]

Note too self…never swimming again

[@Rob-zw5qs]

Sign should say 'you're in Australia stay out of the water unless its a swimming pool'

[@JenJams1]

I think Crocs are scarier than sharks. Shark attacks are usually 'test bites' but Crocs don't test they just chomp. Those things see everything that flinches as being on the menu..

[@Aznromeo]

Wtf Australia?

[@aspiewithattitude3213]

Jaws with four legs. Shark 🦈 vs Crocodile 🐊.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

That's not swimming, that is surfing.

[@benjii4u2c64]

He shouldn’t be joking like that

[@chuckbouscaren3898]

Why not post a sign that says "CAUTION! Crocs have been seen in this area CAUTION!"

[@RexxQuanDoze]

“It’s hard to put a sign up when it hard to tell if they are just passing through.” If they are passing through isn’t that reason enough for a sign??? 🤔 like how much does it cost 12 bucks?

[@oriel229]

Surprising there aren't a dozen idiots swimming with it, trying to pat its head.

[@johnpatrick9610]

If you are in the ocean and a croc is 6m away and hungry..."You will be safe"........RUBBISH !!

[@irena.el.o4198]

Far north Queensland folks, it's Croc land. Don't need a sign.

[@theoffender3113]

Far north Queensland starts about Townsville

[@trevorjones3530]

I've seen one about that size in Costa Rice in the line-up during an afternoon surf session...in Dominical...and mate, I was so quick out of the water that you could see a spray behind me!

[@stevenbrown2401]

Stay at least 6 meters away and you should be safe he says yeah right

[@martingoodef811]

Put a sign up saying crocs are passing thru lol 😂 😂😂

[@krisgilmore6844]

Gee.. a crocodile in its natural habitat, how unusual 🤦‍♂️

[@jasonbull3987]

It's hard to put a sign up, if crocodiles are just passing through!!?? It's not hard for them to grab a dog or a child on their way through. There should be thousands more signs than what their already is.

[@Sweptundertherug]

Wait, what, did he just say stay at least 6 meters way.? I think he meant 60 meters.

[@michaelcoe9824]

Who let that reporter out of primary school?

[@tierra6391]

He estimated it was 4 meters long😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

4 m croc but the salties can grow bigger than that.

[@mypetcamera]

Hard to put sign up because crocodile is just passing through? aren't nearly all creatures passing through? some just pass through more often?