South African police officer lowered into crocodile
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- South African police recovered human remains from a 4.5-meter, 500kg crocodile suspected of eating a missing businessman swept away by floodwaters in the Komati River.
- The crocodile was killed after officers observed it had a full stomach and was unusually still despite nearby drone and helicopter noise.
- Captain Johan Potgieter was lowered from a helicopter to secure the crocodile before both were hoisted away in a risky operation.
- DNA tests will be conducted to confirm if the remains belong to the missing man, whose car was found stranded on a flooded bridge.
- Six different types of shoes were found inside the crocodile, which may indicate it had consumed other victims, though crocodiles often swallow various objects.
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