Footage of the capture, shared by police, shows an officer and the 4.5-metre-long crocodile hanging from a rope suspended from the helicopter.

The mortal remains of a South African hotel boss have been found inside a 15-foot crocodile after it was airlifted. Gabriel Batista, 59, was believed to have been eaten up in the croc-infested Komati ...

South African police captain Johan 'Pottie' Potgieter has been praised for his 'extraordinary bravery' after retrieving the corpse of the killer croc.

The field necropsy led to the discovery of two severed arms with hands still attached, half a rib cage and chest flesh.

The crocodile was euthanised after Gabriel Batista, a hotel owner, went missing. Batista’s suspected remains were found inside the reptile.

In a shocking operation out of South Africa, police airlifted a 15-foot crocodile suspected of eating a missing 59-year-old businessman, only to confirm those fears during a post-recovery examination.

Authorities believe the remains found in the animal's intestines belong to a 59-year-old businessman who went missing in the area A police captain retrieved a crocodile containing human remains in a ...

A massive crocodile suspected of eating a missing businessman was airlifted by helicopter from South Africa's Komati River after being euthanized.