2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
🔮 The crane was used after an excavator brought in on Wednesday was unable to safely lift the carcass.
Town of Cambridge mayor Gary Mack said the excavation operation would likely cost between $60,000 and $100,000, with the contractor to bury the carcass at Red Hill tip.
“The only other option was towing it out to sea and that’s not really endorsed by the government, and that’s because there’s difficulty in moving a 31-tonne object further out to sea, and also it can remain out there for quite some time, and it’s a shark attractant,” he said. mixed