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Australian defence department accused of safety failures after soldiers mauled by crocodile in north Queensland (follow-up news) (www.theguardian.com)

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Australia's Department of Defence could be given a $1.5m fine for failing to properly train its personnel after two of its soldiers were mauled by a crocodile.

Permission was allegedly given to the soldiers - a man in his 20s and a man in his early 30s - to go fishing at the Cape York Peninsula community of Portland Road in an inflatable defence boat, called a Zodiac.

The coastal fishing village is about 750km north of Cairns and is known as crocodile territory.

While the boat was anchored, the soldiers began swimming and the younger of the men was dragged underwater and mauled by a 2.5-metre saltwater crocodile.

The crocodile suspected of attacking the soldiers was killed days later by wildlife officers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The federal government’s workplace watchdog, Comcare, announced on Friday the department had been charged for failing its duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

“The safety of our people is paramount in all activities and critical to our mission of defending Australia and its national interests,” the spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.

The incident happened in August 2021 when Darwin-based army soldiers were transporting a landing craft from Darwin to Townsville for maintenance, according to Comcare.

While the boat was anchored, the soldiers began swimming and the younger of the men was dragged underwater and mauled by a 2.5-metre saltwater crocodile.

According to reports at the time, the soldiers were transferred to shore in a tinny, where a rescue helicopter met them and flew them to Lockhart River airport.

Queensland Ambulance Service officer Denis O’Sullivan told AAP the younger man was incredibly lucky to be alive, given the extent of his blood loss.

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