Cow carcass is washed onto a beach after being savaged by sharks when it was swept into the ocean by floodwaters
- Cow carcass was found on Harrington Beach near mid-north coast town of Taree
- The decomposing carcass was discovered by a shocked beachgoer on Tuesday
- NSW flash flooding washed cow into the ocean before it was attacked by sharks
The mutilated carcass of a cow has washed up on a deserted beach after apparently being savaged by sharks when the animal was swept into the ocean during New South Wales’ ongoing floods.
Beachgoers were shocked to discover the decomposing cow on remote Harrington Beach near the mid-north coast town of Taree on Tuesday.
The cow was thought to have drowned in floodwaters around 90kms up the Hastings River before it’s body was carried downstream and out into the ocean.
Sharks appear to have feasted on the carcass before it washed up on Harrington Beach and began to decompose.
A cow carcass was found on Harrington Beach near mid-north coast town of Taree after it drowned in floodwaters
The disturbing find came nearly a week after a live cow was found washed up on Old Bar Beach near Taree.
‘This lucky little girl chose the right beach to wash up on’, a woman posted on Twitter on Saturday afternoon.
A group of volunteers from the Old Bar Taree Surf Life Saving Club safely removed the animal from the sand and put her in a nearby paddock.
‘There’s a herd of 22 cows missing, hopefully this is one of them’, the woman said.
The horror weather event saw torrential rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding destroy homes and livestock in the mid north coast
The grim discovery came as the once-in-a-century weather system flooded rivers in the region and cut off parts of the Pacific Highway earlier this week.
The extreme weather event saw torrential rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding destroy homes and livestock, as winds averaged 60-70km/h with gusts exceeding 90km/h.
A school of sharks brutally attacked the livestock before it washed up on Harrington Beach and began to decompose on Tuesday
Thousands of residents in Taree and surrounding areas were told to prepare to evacuate their homes as 50-80mm of rainfall and severe thunderstorms hammered the region.
Businesses in Taree are now rolling out their flood-damaged carpets for cattle who need flat and firmer surfaces to walk on after days in flooded and sodden ground.
Livestock across the mid north coast and other flood-stricken areas spent days with their legs and bodies underwater, posing the threat of potential infections.
Residents in Taree and surrounding suburbs were told to prepare to evacuate their homes as 50-80mm of rainfall and severe thunderstorms hammered the region
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