Human remains found in search for fisherman feared taken by crocodile

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Police believe human remains found in north Queensland are those of a fisherman feared to have been attacked by a crocodile. 9News

The remains were found by wildlife officers last night during their search for the missing man on Hinchinbrook Island north of Townsville.READ MORE:

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service were called in to help after the fisherman's damaged dinghy was found near the mouth of the Gayundah Creek. The 69-year-old was last seen about 3pm on Thursday but the alarm was raised when he did not return from a fishing trip in Gayundah Creek.At 2.30am Friday, they found his 2.5 metre dinghy - damaged and overturned - near the mouth of Gayundah Creek on the southwestern side of Hinchinbrook Island.The boat has since been examined by experts from the Environment Department, who say it's highly likely a crocodile was involved in the man's disappearance.

Police, SES volunteers, Coast Guard personnel, officers from the Department of Environment and Science and local fishermen continue to search the area."A necropsy will be conducted in due course," they said in a statement.

 

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Fisherman? From the Aboriginal community? Or the ethnic European or Asian community?

That's bloody awful

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