Expat’s shock when she realises why there’s no one else on her bush running track
An expat has revealed her horror at discovering why her early morning running route was deserted.
Tanya, an Irish woman living in Australia, was running along a roadside road in Mackay, Queensland, in April when she saw an alarming sign.
‘Oh my God. I’m just running, I’m on this beautiful track, perfect for running in the morning,” Tanya told her 6,500 TikTok followers.
“I wondered why no one was around.”
She then looked at the sign that read: “Warning: Crocodiles have been reported in this area in the last seven days.”
Tanya (pictured), an Irish woman living in Australia, was running on a roadside road in Mackay, Queensland, in April when she saw an alarming sign
She then looked at the sign that read: ‘Warning: Crocodiles reported in this area in the last seven days’
The ashen-faced jogger then pointed her camera toward swampland where a crocodile might be lurking.
In January, a crocodile jumped into a fishing can at Jaen Creak, just north of Mackay.
“Crocodiles are highly mobile and can be found on any river, creek or ocean beach in Croc Country,” Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation senior 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 when they are near the water.”
Several people suggested that Tanya should just “run faster” or move “zigzag.”
“Fun fact… reptiles respond to vibrations in the ground… like someone is running,” someone warned.
In April, a mother whose infant daughter was killed by a crocodile while swimming with friends a decade ago urged the Northern Territory government not to expand the cull of the feared predators.
Briony Goodsell, 11, was cooling off in a creek at Lambells Lagoon near Humpty Doo, southeast of Darwin, with her sister and two friends on a hot Sunday afternoon in March 2009 when she jumped into the water and failed to get back in. to come up.
A coroner found that the girl had been taken by a 3.2 meter long saltwater crocodile.
Briony’s death led to a program by NT authorities to remove all crocodiles within a 50km radius of Darwin, with the more aggressive ones culled and others moving on.
However, her mother Charlene O’Sullivan said that despite her still “fresh” heartbreak more than a decade later, education programs were the best way to keep people safe.