South African police found human remains inside a crocodile that was pulled from a river last week.
In a “highly dangerous and complex” operation, part of a search for a missing businessman swept away in floods last week, an officer was lowered by helicopter into a croc-infested river.
The South African Police Service said the animal had been euthanised before Captain Johan “Pottie” Potgieter was lowered towards it.
He secured the animal with a rope, and both were lifted high in the air.
The BBC reported that the reptile was 4.5 metres long…
