The body of a man who was snatched by a large crocodile in the north of Australia has now been recovered.
IT worker Sean Cole, 26, was taken on Saturday in front of at least 15 onlookers as he swam with a friend across a muddy river that has one of the highest densities of saltwater crocodiles in the world.
He had been celebrating his friend’s 30th birthday at the Mary River Wilderness Retreat when the pair decided to take a swim in the croc-infested water, about 68 miles (110km) from the city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Northern Territory Police senior constable Wade Rodgers said his body was found early on Monday in the area where he was last seen.
"Our thoughts are with the family during this very difficult time," he said.
Mr Cole’s friend survived.
Witnesses had recounted seeing the animal, believed to be nearly five metres (16 feet) long, swimming upriver with his body in its jaws.
The Northern Territory News said a survey three weeks ago recorded four crocodiles over four metres in the area and 10 to 12 measuring more than three metres.
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