Large chunk of beach gets eaten up by the ocean in 'nearshore landslip' event

A large chunk of an Australian beach has fallen into the ocean, in another incident of its kind in recent years.

On Monday morning, approximately 200 to 300 metres (218 to 328 yards) of beach at south-east Queensland's Inskip Point eroded into the ocean, leaving a gap in the coast which reaches to the tree line.

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Rainbow Beach Helicopters posted aerial images and video of the erosion on Facebook.

A Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service spokesperson said it was likely the erosion was caused "by the undermining of part of the shoreline by tidal flow, waves and currents." Read more...

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