A South African police captain who hoisted a crocodile out of a river in a daring effort to recover human remains has been praised for his “extraordinary bravery”. Captain Johan “Pottie” Potgieter was lowered alone into a “crocodile-infested river” to secure the euthanized animal in a “highly dangerous and complex operation,” the South African Police Service said in a statement Sunday. The crocodile was safely lifted and relocated by helicopter, enabling professional teams to recover the remains of the suspected missing person from the Komati River in Mpumalanga province, the statement added.
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Groundhog day, Shell 🙃😵💫
I just watched it and left you a reply 🥰
LOL
🐊 There had to be an easier way to do this. This reminds me of the incident in the United States of America where people blew up a whale on the beach. 🚁
so that's how you catch a crocodile by the tail
Cowboys got nothing on that guy.
They will make money or boots, belts wallets out of the crocodile skin
Imagine being the guy right above the croc when the heli tries to land 😂😅 The croc makes touchdown first and then you just gotta pray others are there to hold the croc down before the heli lowers you too far right into the crocs mouth. Or better yet, hope his mouth is already banded shut.
after while..crocodile
And where do you suspect human remains might go with a croc that big in the pond? It must be a vegetarian?
Did you tell him see ya later alligator or after while crocodile 😂
Explain to me please how they knew this particular crocodile had a missing person's human remains in it's belly??? This makes zero sense to me.
So…were the remains recovered and how long did it take to catch this specific croc after it consumed the person? I’m assuming they euthanized the croc, yes?
This will be a meme in 2028.
Right out of BATMAN '66.
Croc probably died. They could have just waited till the animal was done eating the person then collected the remains that way….