Etelä-Afrikka 2026 / Kateissa ollut mies löytyi krokotiilin vatsasta
Lähetetty: Ti Touko 05, 2026 12:25 pm
Hotellin omistaja oli kateissa viikon. On vielä epäselvää oliko hän menehtynyt ennen krokotiilin suuhun joutumista. Henkilöllisyys selvitettiin DNA:n avulla.
GB News 5.5.2026 / https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/south ... -crocodile
South African hotelier found dead inside crocodile after being swept away in flood
A South African hotel owner is feared to have been eaten by a massive crocodile measuring 15 feet in length after human remains were discovered inside the animal's swollen body.
Gabriel Batista, 59, vanished approximately a week ago when his four-wheel-drive car became stranded while attempting to traverse the Komati River in the country's north-eastern region.
The businessman was reportedly carried away by surging floodwaters during the crossing attempt.
Authorities remain uncertain whether Mr Batista drowned before the crocodile attack occurred or whether he was consumed while still alive.
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DNA analysis will be conducted on the recovered remains to establish the victim's identity definitively.
Following Mr Batista's disappearance, officers deployed drones and helicopters over the crocodile-infested waterway for four consecutive days.
During the aerial surveillance, search teams observed a crocodile with an unusually bloated abdomen resting on a small island in the river.
Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter, who leads a police dive unit, told News24: "Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn't move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper."
A police marksman positioned in a helicopter shot the reptile, which was subsequently airlifted to the nearby Kruger National Park for examination.
Veterinary specialists performed a field necropsy on the half-tonne predator, uncovering grim evidence within its stomach.
Investigators retrieved two severed arms, portions of rib cage, and fragments of flesh from inside the reptile.
A ring discovered among the remains is believed to have belonged to Mr Batista.