An expat has revealed her horror at discovering the reason why her morning jogging route was deserted.
Tanya, an Irish woman living in Australia, was running along a road in Mackay, Queensland, in April when she saw an alarming sign.
‘Oh Lord. “Just out for a run, I’m on this beautiful track, perfect for a morning run,” Tanya told her 6,500 TikTok followers.
“I was wondering why there was no one around.”
Then he looked at the sign that said, “Warning: A crocodile has been reported in this area in the last seven days.”
Tanya (pictured), an Irish woman living in Australia, was running along a roadside track in Mackay, Queensland, in April when she saw an alarming sign.
He then headed toward the sign that said, “Warning: A crocodile has been reported in this area in the last seven days.”
The ashen-faced runner turned her camera toward a swampy area where a crocodile might be lurking.
In January, a crocodile jumped into a fisherman’s shop in Jaen Creak, just north of Mackay.
“Crocodiles are highly mobile and can be found in any river, stream or ocean beach in Croc Country,” Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation wildlife officer Jane Burn said at the time.
“Remember, you are responsible for your own safety in Croc Country, and Mackay is known as Croc Country and people should be Crocwise while around water.”
Several people suggested that Tanya just needed to “run faster” or move in a “zig zag.”
“Fun fact… reptiles respond to ground vibrations… like a person running,” one warned.
In April, a mother whose young daughter was killed by a crocodile a decade ago while swimming with friends urged the Northern Territory government not to expand culling of the feared predators.
Briony Goodsell, 11, was cooling off in a stream at Lambells Lagoon near Humpty Doo, south-east of Darwin, with her sister and two friends on a hot Sunday afternoon in March 2009 when she jumped into the water and couldn’t come to the surface.
A coroner discovered that the girl had been kidnapped by a 3.2 meter saltwater crocodile.
Briony’s death sparked a program by NT authorities to eliminate all crocodiles within a 50 kilometer radius of Darwin, culling the most aggressive ones and relocating others.
However, his mother, Charlene O’Sullivan, said that despite his distress still “fresh” more than a decade later, educational programs were the best way to keep people safe.
