Missing Hotel Manager’s Remains Found Inside Large Crocodile
DNA testing is underway after police found human remains, six shoes and a ring inside the euthanized crocodile.
- Police recovered human remains and six pairs of shoes from a 500-kilogram crocodile in the Komati River over the weekend, sparking a forensic investigation into the disappearance of Gabriel Batista, a 59-year-old Mpumalanga businessman.
- Batista vanished on April 28 after his Ford Ranger was swept away by flash floods while crossing a low-lying bridge near the Border Country Inn, prompting a week-long search involving drones and helicopters.
- Captain Johan Potgieter, a South African Police Service diver, was lowered into crocodile-infested waters to secure the 15-ft, more than 1,100-lb reptile before it was airlifted via helicopter. The SAPS described the operation as 'dangerous and complex.'
- The carcass was transported to Kruger National Park for forensic autopsy, where investigators discovered a personal ring inside the stomach. Authorities await official DNA confirmation to identify the remains as those of the missing businessman.
- Acting National SAPS Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane praised the recovery team's bravery, saying their actions reflect 'unwavering commitment' to serve and protect. Investigators continue matching the recovered footwear against historical missing persons files in the region.
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Lisbon's SIC television, citing South African police, reported that the body of Gabriel Batista, a well-known local businessman from the hotel and restaurant industry, was identified by, among other things, his hand bearing a distinctive signet ring. Investigators' findings so far indicate that the Portuguese man disappeared near Komatipoort at the end of April. The 59-year-old businessman's car was swept away by the Komati River, which had swol…
After the disappearance of a hotel businessman in South Africa and on suspicion that his body had been devoured by an animal, local authorities captured and shot down a huge crocodile on the Komati River, north-east of the country. The specimen was then transferred by helicopter to a veterinary centre, where an autopsy confirmed that it had remains of the man inside it. The case began when the trail of Gabriel Batista, 59 years old, was lost. Th…
Missing hotel manager’s remains found inside large crocodile
Human remains believed to be that of a hotel manager who was swept away in a flood in South Africa were found inside a large crocodile, reports say.According to The Telegraph, a ring that belonged to Gabriel Batista, 59, was found inside the 15-foot-long crocodile. Six pairs of shoes also were found inside the crocodile’s belly, possibly belonging to other victims.
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Authorities in South Africa carried out a high-risk recovery operation over the weekend, airlifting a massive crocodile suspected of eating a local resident. The operation followed last month’s disappearance of a 59-year-old businessman from Gauteng, South African Police Service (SAPS) said. Local media Smile FM identified him as Gabriel Batista, the owner of the Border Country Inn located a short drive from the river. A specialized task force e…
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