The human remains found inside a 12-foot alligator’s stomach belong to a 71-year-old man who went missing in Hurricane Ida floodwaters, a Louisiana coroner says.
believed to be responsible for the attack in the Avery Estates area near Slidell, a city on Lake Pontchartrain across from New Orleans, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.
The coroner's office used DNA samples extracted from the remain's tissue and compared those to samples from Satterlee's sons. Investigators were able to make an 11-point DNA match with Satterlee’s children. Preston said they’ve also acquired hair and other samples from Satterlee’s home and will try to make a full DNA match.
Hurricane Ida caused widespread flooding and knocked out power and phone service in southeastern Louisiana when it made landfall on Aug. 29.
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