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by Peter Carruthers Premium Content Subscriber only THE shock loss of yachtsman taken by a saltwater croc of Hinchinbrook Island had the tight knit Cairns boating community raising a glass to a highly regarded Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron stalwart. On Saturday the clubs flagpole was set to half-mast and members gathered to share stories and pay respects to lost 69-year-old yachtie Andy Heard. Squadron commodore John Stewart said boating community had bee...

by Peter Carruthers Premium Content Subscriber only THE shock loss of yachtsman taken by a saltwater croc of Hinchinbrook Island had the tight knit Cairns boating community raising a glass to a highly regarded Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron stalwart. On Saturday the clubs flagpole was set to half-mast and members gathered to share stories and pay respects to lost 69-year-old yachtie Andy Heard. Squadron commodore John Stewart said boating community had bee...

Environment by Chris Calcino Premium Content Subscriber only WILDLIFE officers have captured a 2.5m crocodile believed to have bitten a swimmer on the head at Lake Placid last week. The Department of Environment and Science confirmed the reptile had been caught in a trap set within the once popular swimming hole. Mark Ridge, 56, has called for the animal to be shot after he was forced to price its jaws off his head about 12.45pm on Thursday. Critical care ...

A crocodile warning sign at Lake Placid. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE News by Chris Calcino, Sally Boxall and Bronwyn Farr 29th Jan 2021 1:42 PM Premium Content Subscriber only UPDATE: Wildlife officers are pulling out all the stops to catch a 2.5m crocodile which attacked a swimmer at Cairns Lake Placid. Paramedics say the 44-year-old man was "very lucky" to have escaped with superficial injuries after he was forced to prise the croco...

Fewer crocodiles captured in the Northern Territory as poor wet seasons restrict movement ThuThursday 31 updated FriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2021 at 1:09am It is estimated that there are now more than 100,000 saltwater crocodiles after facing extinction in the 1970s. ( Share Print text only Cancel Two drier-than-average wet seasons in the Top End have had an impact on saltwater crocodile movements, with catch numbers for the year well below average. Key points: NT rangers have been finding the croco...

500 were shot. 70-something were swat officers. can you imagine how many more officers would have been killed if they didnt use the swat techniques. >>steve: you make a good point. radley, real quick. >> those numbers, there was nowhere near 1,600 police officers killed last year. it is not even anywhere close to that. 2012 was the safest year for police officers since the early 1960s. >>steve: radley and joe, were going to have to end it. gentlemen, thank you very much. next up, the pwoepld -- ...