The remains of a missing 60-year-old man from Aurukun, Queensland have been discovered inside a crocodile. Adam Yunkaporta was last seen heading to the Ward, Watson and Archer Rivers to fish on January 30th. Police and wildlife officers located the crocodile along Watson River and humanely euthanised it. Remains are yet to be formally identified.
Human remains have been found inside a crocodile following a week-long search for a 60-year-old man reported missing in Far North Queensland The remains of a man have been discovered inside of a crocodile one wek after he was reported missing to Queensland Police.
He had last been seen leaving his home around midday on Thursday, January 30 and was believed to have been heading to the mouth of the Ward, Watson and Archer Rivers to go fishing.
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