MISSING MAN FOUND INSIDE CROCODILDE IN AUSTRALIA
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In northeastern Australia, police reported on Tuesday that they had discovered human remains inside a crocodile that appeared to be those of a missing man.
The 40-year-old guy vanished on Saturday afternoon in the Far North Queensland region, possibly as a result of a crocodile attack, close to the Annan River Bridge.
“A formal identification process is underway however it is believed that the remains were that of a missing 40-year-old New South Wales man,” Queensland police said in a statement.
“Further testing will be conducted to determine a positive identity.”
Police added that the search and rescue operation for the missing man was suspended.
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Earlier, on Monday, local media quoted a spokesman for the Queensland Department of Environment, Science, and Innovation as saying that a large crocodile “believed to be responsible for the fatal attack on the man was “humanely euthanised.”
About four kilometers from the man’s disappearance site, the nearly five-meter-long reptile was discovered and identified by its unique snout marks.
It was said that the crocodile was decades old.
The man was reportedly at the well-liked fishing location with his spouse and kids, according to Australian media.
Authorities were also looking into social media posts claiming that people had been spotted feeding crocodiles close to the accident scene.
It is illegal to feed crocodiles, and the fine for doing so is around $6,452 Australian ($4,188 US).
Australia reports two deadly crocodile attacks per year on average.
In July, a 12-year-old girl died in the Northern Territory, the most recent occurrence.
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