Missing man’s remains found inside crocodile in Australia

In northeastern Australia, police reported on Tuesday that they had discovered human remains inside a crocodile that appeared to be that 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.

According to a statement from Queensland police, "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."

"More testing will be done in order to confirm a positive identity."
The search and rescue effort for the missing man has been halted, according to the police.

A representative for the Queensland Department of Environment, Science, and Innovation was earlier mentioned by local media on Monday, stating that a huge crocodile was "believed to be responsible for the fatal attack on the man was “humanely euthanised.”
About four kilometres 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 on average each year.

In July, a 12-year-old girl died in the Northern Territory in the most recent occurrence.