MPUMALANGA - Police have secured the body of a crocodile from the Komati River believed to contain the remains of a missing Gauteng man.
Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter was hoisted by a SANPARKS helicopter into a crocodile-infested river to capture the dead animal.
It was euthanised and then safely lifted and relocated.
Body parts found in the crocodile's intestines have been taken for DNA analysis.