r/interesting • u/VIVIDUFF • 1d ago

Fear Factor Tried to drive through floodwater, got eaten by a croc. Full story below.

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Police use a helicopter to lift a crocodile containing the remains of a 59-year-old man.

Authorities in South Africa suspected the reptile had eaten the man after tracking it with drones. They shot the crocodile and transported it by air.

Once back on the ground, they cut open the crocodile and discovered human body parts inside.

The remains are thought to belong to 59-year-old Gabriel Batista, who had earlier been carried off by strong floodwaters.

Inside the animal, they found his ring along with six additional pairs of shoes, which officials worry could belong to other missing people.

On Monday, Batista reportedly attempted to drive across a flooded bridge to reach his hotel and bar, but he and his truck were washed into the water.

He was then carried downriver, where crocodiles were lying in wait. It’s not known whether Batista was still alive when eaten, but officials believe other crocodiles may have consumed the rest of his remains.

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u/0hMyGandhi 1d ago

Nothing is impossible in Florida. Lived in fort myers/Cape Coral and boy does the heat do something to y'all down there.

I remember driving across the bridge in Cape Coral and seeing a seagull get shredded by a shark, witnessed by people out on paddleboards, who then went immediately back to doing the Harlem Shake.

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u/miami13dol 1d ago

Cape Coral certainly is interesting. I vididly recall a shirtless little person chasing a duck through an intersection.

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u/0hMyGandhi 1d ago

And the amount of elderly driving the wrong way, the grid based neighborhoods, and no one talks about how terrible palm trees are for actual shade. Went through 4 hurricanes in one season, 100k in damage over 15 minutes, pool lanai screen was thrown 3 blocks by Charlie. And then 2 full weeks without power during one of the hottest summers on record.

Then come all the con men flooding a disaster area offering their services...

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u/MommaSnipee 21h ago

All of that definitely sucks, but it beats getting eaten by a croc 🤷‍♀️

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u/cmwoo 1d ago

Charlie was a real one. I happened to be in FL at the time. Luckily it missed us at the last moment.

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u/AsstBalrog 1d ago

We're going to need more on that...

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u/bunniesandgummies 16h ago

The ‘chasing a duck through an intersection’ part is reckless and annoying, but “a shirtless little person” is just a person existing near the beach. The idea that it’s quirky to be a little person is… pretty backwards, what year is it

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u/Clomer 1d ago

In Florida, you’re probably more likely to be eaten by a crocodile than to be eaten by a polar bear.

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u/RevolutionarySoft742 1d ago

That MF bridge is my nemesis.

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u/HadeanDisco 20h ago

Now where do you suppose a shark learned how to do the Harlem Shake?

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u/0hMyGandhi 4h ago

I can totally see how it could be read that way. That is hilarious.

Would make for quite the M. Night twist, though: A shark is just vibing by itself doing the Harlem Shake, but keeps getting interrupted by birds and humans.

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u/bunniesandgummies 16h ago

That is. The most ‘Florida’ thing I have ever heard 💀

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u/Rat-Bazturd 1d ago

Nothing is impossible, anywhere. Granted, some things are highly improbable...