The remains of an Australian man who went missing on a fishing trip in crocodile-infested waters have been found inside two of the reptiles, police said yesterday.
Sixty-five-year-old Kevin Darmody went fishing on Saturday in far northern Queensland state as part of a group who shooed away a crocodile so they could start fishing, police said.
People fishing with the pub manager heard him “yell, scream very loudly, followed by a large splashing of water,” police spokesman Mark Henderson said.
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Police officers later used rifles to shoot and kill two crocodiles — one measuring about 4.2m and the other 2.8m — found upstream from where the group was fishing in Lakefield National Park.
Examinations found human remains in the two predators, police said.
Henderson described it as a “tragic, tragic ending.”
Darmody was “a very nice fellow” from the rural Queensland town of Laura, which has a population of about 130 people, Henderson said.
Queensland wildlife official Michael Joyce urged people to be wary.
“This is croc country. If you are in water and especially if you are in Lakefield, which is declared specifically for crocodile conservation, you should expect crocodiles in that water,” he said.
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