BREAKING NEWS: Why is there an abandoned red tractor south of Wonga Beach?

An abandoned red tractor just south of Wonga Beach with a bright yellow police notice on it has been fuelling speculation about the whereabouts of a prisoner who escaped from Lotus Glen jail last week.

A reader told Newsport today (Monday, June 9) they had spotted the farm vehicle between the beach and the main road - prisoner Michael Graeme Rennie, 43, escaped from Lotus Glen Low Custody Correctional Centre near Mareeba on Sunday, June 1.

“There is a red tractor located just north of Rocky Point on the ocean side of Mossman Daintree Road,” the reader stated. 

“It looks to be the one used by the escaped prisoner from Lotus Glen, (the tractor) has a ‘police aware’ sticker on it.”

Rennie, who is serving about six years for offences involving assault, theft, drugs and weapons, remains on the run.

He is described as 174cm tall, 56kg, lightly built, with a fair complexion, fair hair and blue eyes.

Rennie has a number of distinctive markings on his body including multiple dog bites and scars on his left arm.

He also has a range of tattoos including a gun on his left shoulder, a dragon and skull on his right shoulder and a clown with a gun on his left ribs.

Police have warned people not to approach him, as he may be dangerous.

Queensland Police last week released a photo of a red Massey tractor with an attached front bucket similar to the one Rennie was last seen driving.

The tractor on the side of the road near Wonga is a Massey Ferguson 5450 with a mount on the front, but no bucket.

It has sustained a small amount of vandalism and damage, including a toilet paper roll spilling out of the passenger side door.

The yellow police sticker on the driver’s side door states: “Police Aware: This vehicle has been reported to police.”

The Queensland Police Service has been contacted for comment.