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15-foot crocodile found with suspected remains of missing hotel owner after airlift

DNA tests are underway after police found body parts and a ring believed to belong to Gabriel Batista inside the crocodile.

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Search and rescue teams spent days tracking the animal before euthanizing it in an attempt to recover Batista's remains.

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Portuguese Entrepreneur Body Found Inside the Crocodile Belly in South Africa

Gabriel Batista, an entrepreneur of Madeiran origin, has tried to cross a submerged pontoon and has been dragged, by the force of the waters, to a river area where there are many crocodiles.

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15-foot crocodile found with suspected remains of missing hotel owner after airlift

Search and rescue teams spent days tracking the animal before euthanizing it in an attempt to recover Batista's remains.

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Portuguese Businessman Missing in South Africa May Have Been Eaten by a Crocodile

Police carried out extremely dangerous and complex operation to remove from a river a crocodile that is suspected to have killed 59-year-old Gabriel Batista, a native of Madeira.

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abc 7 WJLA broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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