A man in Australia shooed away a crocodile to fish. Then 2 of them ate him
- The remains of the 65-year-old victim, named in Australian media as Kevin Darmody, were found inside two crocodiles measuring up to 4.2 metres long
- ‘This is croc country. If you are in water … you should expect crocodiles’, a Queensland state wildlife official told reporters after the tragedy
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 Wednesday.
The 65-year-old victim, named in Australian media as Kevin Darmody, had gone fishing on Saturday in far north Queensland 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”, said Cairns police inspector Mark Henderson.
Rangers later used rifles to shoot and kill two crocodiles – one measuring about 4.2 metres (14 feet) and the other 2.8 metres (nine feet) – found upstream from where the group was fishing within Lakefield National Park.
Examinations found human remains in both of the predators, police said.
Henderson described it as a “tragic, tragic ending”.
The man was “a very nice fellow” from the rural north Queensland town of Laura, which has a population of about 130 people, Henderson said.