What a crock: second Stradbroke Island crocodile sighting confirmed as dugong

After hours of debate among locals, Queensland’s acting premier Steven Miles declared that rangers had spokenFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s acting premier has shut down speculation of a second crocodile sighting on North Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, revealing rangers had declared new footage taken on Friday as showing a dugong.After reports of a “credible” crocodile sighting on Wednesday, 400km south of its usual habitat range, the island was again in a frenzy on Friday as residents swarmed to One Mile jetty to catch a glimpse of something moving through the water.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup