India, May 5 -- The remains of a 59-year-old old man have been recovered from a large crocodile in the Komati River, South Africa. The development comes days after a hotel owner, Gabriel Batista, went missing after being swept away by strong floodwaters in the crocodile-infested river.

Soon after Batista disappeared, officials feared he may have been attacked by one of the reptiles in the area. Search teams tracked activity along the river and eventually identified a crocodile. It appeared unusually bloated and remained still near the riverbank, even as drones and a helicopter operated nearby. This behaviour raised suspicion among the team that the animal may have recently fed, New York Post reported.

After getting the required permissi...