A man reported missing has been discovered inside a crocodile in north-eastern Australia.
The Australian police revealed this information on Tuesday.
On Saturday afternoon, a 40-year-old man went missing following a suspected crocodile attack near the Annan River Bridge in Far North Queensland.
“A formal identification process is underway however it is believed that the remains were that of a missing 40-year-old New South Wales man,” Queensland police said in a statement.
“Further testing will be conducted to determine a positive identity.”
Police stated that the search and rescue operation for the missing man had been halted.
Earlier on Monday, a spokesperson for the Queensland Department of Environment, Science, and Innovation told local media that a huge crocodile “believed to be responsible for the fatal attack on the man” was “humanely euthanized.”
The a reptile, which was about five metres in length, was discovered around four kilometers from where the man went missing and identified by characteristic markings on its snout.
The crocodile was believed to be decades old.
According to Australian media, the man visited the famed fishing place with his wife and children.
Authorities were also investigating social media accusations that people were spotted feeding crocodiles near the accident scene.