SYDNEY: Human remains were recovered yesterday in the hunt for a man snatched by a crocodile in front of terrified relatives on a boat trip in northern Australia.
The man, 62, was taken from his boat on the South Alligator River in northern Australia’s Kakadu national park late on Saturday afternoon as his wife, son and daughter-in-law looked on.
Northern Territory police sergeant Andrew Hocking said two large crocodiles were shot and cut open by search crew yesterday at the waterhole where the man was last seen.
“One of those crocs was later examined and a quantity of human remains was recovered,” Hocking told reporters, adding that the creature had been 4.7 metres long.
The remains were yet to be formally identified, but Hocking said the animal was recovered just 1.5 kilometres from the attack site.
“The difficulty in this location is getting in large boats, we’re only able to bring in small boats. But using the expertise of the Territory Parks and Wildlife staff, they managed to help us bring it to a conclusion,” he said.
“Thankfully this was carried out and (the remains) recovered very, very quickly.”
AFP
