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An Irish woman living in Australia has detailed the terrifying moment she learned why her usual running track was extremely quiet, after attached to a tree while out for her morning exercise. The government-issued sign, visible from the track in Mackay, , and to avoid the nearby water as a has been spotted in the area recently — and the realisation left the expat a little shocked. "Oh my god.

I'm just out for a run, I'm on this lovely track, perfect for running in the morning. I was wondering why there was nobody around," the woman named Tanya said in a video she posted online in the moment. "Warning, crocodile reported in this area in the last seven days," she continued, reading the message on the sign.



And while panning to show her surroundings, she added: "That's all like marshland" — indicating where the predator could be residing. The video was filmed in April with Queensland's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) unable to confirm with Yahoo News the exact location, or circumstances around the specific croc sighting. However, DESI warns locals and travellers to "expect crocodiles in all northern and far northern Queensland waterways even if there is no warning sign".

This includes Mackay where in January a while a person was fishing at Jane Creek near St Helen’s Beach, north of Mackay. Aussies are continuously warned to remain "extremely vigilant" because "the Mackay region is Croc Country, and people should avoid complacency around waterways"..

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