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The 12-year-old was last spotted swimming in Nganmarriyanga, Northern Territory, around sunset on Tuesday.
While hunting for a 12-year-old crocodile victim, Australian authorities uncovered human remains.
The toddler was last seen swimming with relatives in Nganmarriyanga, a remote Aboriginal hamlet 7 hours southwest of Darwin in the Northern Territory, on Tuesday.
“This is devastating news for the family, the community and everyone involved in the search,” said Senior Sgt Erica Gibson. Police will help everyone affected.
After the 12-year-old went missing, 40 neighborhood members helped police hunt for him. They walked, boated, and used helicopters to navigate dense foliage and a small, meandering stream.
Whether the child-attacking crocodile was located was unknown.
On Wednesday, NT Police Minister Brent Potter said wildlife authorities might “remove” the crocodile once found and underlined the government’s safety warning.
“We live in a place where crocodiles occupy our water places… it’s just a reminder to stay out of the water as best we can.”
Since the 1970s restriction on hunting, saltwater crocodiles have rebounded throughout northern Australia, from Broome in Western Australia to Gladstone in Queensland.
About 100,000 saltwater crocodiles live in the NT, more than anyplace else. Though rare, attacks occur.
In January, a nine-year-old kid was hurt while swimming in Kakadu National Park, and in October, a farmer avoided a crocodile’s jaws by biting it. However, there has been no fatal attacks in the NT since 2018.
A 16-year-old teenager was slain in the Torres Strait in April, one of many lethal assaults in Queensland.
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