The remains of a missing Australian found in two crocodiles

He had gone fishing in waters infested with crocodiles. The remains of a missing Australian have been found inside two of these reptiles, local police announced on Wednesday (May 3rd). The 65-year-old man, identified by Australian media as Kevin Darmody, went on a fishing trip in the north of the state of Queensland (north-east of the country) on Saturday with residents of the region.

According to law enforcement, the group had fended off a crocodile so they could start fishing. Witnesses later heard the man “scream, yell very loudly, then a big splash”, said Mark Henderson, Inspector of Cairns Police. Rangers armed with rifles shot two crocodiles several meters long in Lakefield National Park, where the group had gathered.

Expertise carried out on the two reptiles “have made it possible to identify, unfortunately, the remains of the missing man”said the inspector, who described a “tragic end”. queensland “is the land of crocs”warned Michael Joyce, responsible for issues related to fauna and flora in the region. “If you find yourself in the water, and especially if you are in Lakefield, which is designated specifically as [un site de] protection of crocodiles, you should expect to see crocodiles.”