One animal was reported found on South Mission Beach on Tuesday night and regular walkers spotted another animal on Wongaling on Wednesday morning.

The carcass on Wongaling Beach was taken to Tully Waste Transfer Station for burial on Wednesday morning, while the second carcass was moved and buried above the high tide line yesterday afternoon due to advanced decomposition.

Mission Beach Community Association secretary Truus Biddlecombe said residents were concerned at the finds.

EXHASUTED RESIDENTS SURVEY FLOOD DAMAGE IN FNQ

“We have no idea where they come from and of course they can be a health risk if they are not removed quickly. With the hightides they might move somewhere else,” she said.

Cr Wayne Kimberley said due to “significant flooding through our region, we are unable to determine the owners of the cattle”.

He said they posed “no health issue for residents”.

Kennedy MP Bob Katter and Hill MP Shane Knuth were at South Mission Beach and got a close look at the bovine.

“It’s another graphic illustration of the damage done by the flood waters. We’ll never know the full damage but I’d say it’s around $20m worth when you tally up crops, stock losses, property damage and machinery,” Mr Katter said.

“We can’t stop them but in the instance of little ones where if we’d been able to take away a foot or more by going ahead with the North Johnston Transfer it would have helped prevent a lot of damage.”