Filmed cassowary close encounter prompts warning from wildlife officers
Footage shows a cassowary approaching the group, coming within a metre of the walkers, before following them for seven minutes along a walking track in north Queensland.
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Footage shows a cassowary approaching the group, coming within a metre of the walkers, before following them for seven minutes along a walking track in north Queensland.
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Friends have paid tribute to a Queensland mum who died after falling from a natural infinity pool on top of a popular waterfall on Mother’s Day.
The mother-of-two who tragically fell to her death on Mother's Day from a scenic waterfall has been named as Cairns woman Milada Zak. The 58-year-old was in the company of her children and one of their partners at Windin Falls near Cairns, Far North Queensland, at about 1pm on Sunday when it's believed she slipped and was knocked unconscious, before the rushing water washed her across the edge and down the 50m drop. Her friend Zoe Nielsen posted a tribute to Ms Zak on Facebook which read: 'At home, a candle burning, staring into the void, in total disbelief. My heart is filled with so much sa...
Queensland woman who fell over 50m off waterfall identified 3:14pm May 12, 2021 Ms Zak's friend Zoe Nilsen lit a candle and said she was in "total disbelief" and was still in shock over her death. A Queensland woman who died after falling over 50 metres from the top of a popular local waterfall has been identified as 58-year-old Milada Zak. 9News understands Ms Zak had hiked for 90 minutes with her family along the Old Cairns Track on Sunday before reaching a natural infinity pool at the top of Windin Falls, before losing her footing. Her body was found and retrieved by helicopter rescue cr...