Police officer lowered into crocodile-infested river to recover human remains
Police suspect the human remains belong to a businessman swept away by floodwater last week.
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""The sharp-end of a crocodile is not the best place to approach it.""
— Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter , Other
""Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn't move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper.""
— Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter , Other
""A crocodile will eat or swallow anything.""
— Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter , Other
"Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane praised Potgieter for his bravery."
— Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane , Other
Key People
Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter is a police officer in South Africa.
Colonel Mavela Masondo is a spokesperson for the Mpumalanga provincial police in South Africa.
Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane is the acting police chief of South Africa.
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Police suspect the human remains belong to a businessman swept away by floodwater last week.
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