Queensland fisheries authorities have caught and killed two tiger sharks, but it is unclear if they are responsible for separate attacks on a woman and a little girl in the Whitsundays. Three baited hooks were dropped in the area on Friday, with Fisheries Queensland officials catching and killing a two-metre tiger shark and a 3.3-metre tiger shark on Saturday. "It is unclear if they were responsible for injuries caused to two swimmers this week," Fisheries Queensland said in a statement. The state government insists killing the sharks is in the interest of public safety, despite also saying it would be impossible to determine whether they were the sharks responsible. The sharks will be cut open and measured before being dumped at sea.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 22, 2018 20:03 UTC