- It’s believed that he was a victim of a suspected crocodile attack near the Annan River Bridge on Saturday afternoon
The remains of a missing man have been found inside a crocodile, the Australian police have said.
The incident happened in North Queensland in north-eastern Australia.
The police said the process of identifying the remains of the 40-year-old man has begun.
It’s, however, believed that the corpse is that of the deceased who was said to have gone missing.
It’s believed that he was a victim of a suspected crocodile attack near the Annan River Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
“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.
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.”
The reptile, measuring almost five metres in length, was spotted around 4 kilometres from where the man went missing and recognised due to distinctive markings on its snout.
The crocodile was said to be decades old.
Australian media reported that the man was at the popular fishing spot with his wife and children.
Authorities were also investigating reports on social media that people were seen feeding crocodiles near the scene of the accident