SYDNEY: The body of the Australian person who vanished while fishing with friends has been found inside a crocodile.
On Saturday, Kevin Darmody was last seen at Kennedy’s Bend – the well-known saltwater crocodile habitat in the remote part of northern Queensland. After a two-day search of the place, police euthanised two giant crocodiles and found human remains, the BBC said.
The body is yet to be identified, but police said it is a “tragic ending” to the search for the man. Kevin was an experienced fisherman and a well-known community member in Cape York. The two crocodiles, which measured 4.1m and 2.8m in length, were shot dead on Monday about 1.5 km from where he was last seen.
Human remains have been found inside one of the reptiles, but wildlife authorities believe both were involved in the incident. At the time, the fishermen with Kevin Darmody didn’t see the attack but reported hearing him yell, followed by the loud splash.
Kevin’s friend John Peiti told the Cape York Weekly, “I raced down, but there was no sign of him, just his only thongs on the bank and nothing else.”
The huge crocodiles are common in Australia’s tropical north, but attacks are rare. Kevin’s death is just the 13th fatal attack in Queensland since record-keeping began in 1985.
