Watch Viral Video As Gauteng businessman gets Eaten By A Crocodile
Human body parts believed to be those of a 59‑year‑old Gauteng businessman missing in the Komati River have been discovered inside a crocodile.
The grim discovery was made on Saturday by a joint team comprising the Saps Search and Rescue Unit, NatJoints, SANParks, Emergency Medical Services, Securecon and the Port Management Committee.
Missing businessman
Police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo said DNA tests will be conducted to confirm whether the remains belong to the businessman, who was reported missing last month after his Ford Ranger was found trapped on a low‑lying bridge in Komatipoort.
“Following a week‑long search for the missing businessman, the team identified a crocodile in the river suspected to have carried out the attack. The necessary permission was obtained to euthanize the crocodile. It is then that the human remains were found and retrieved,” Masondo said.
Recovery efforts
The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi, commended the multi‑disciplinary team for their persistence under dangerous conditions.
“I give honour to the dedicated team that has put their lives in danger to find the missing person. I know it was not easy, but they did not give up, even when faced with a dangerous situation,” said Mkhwanazi.
Authorities say forensic testing will now determine the victim’s identity, while investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Kidnapped suspect rescued
Meanwhile, Gauteng police have arrested three suspects and successfully rescued a 30-year-old kidnapped victim on the West Rand.
The victim was rescued in the early hours of Saturday morning, 02 May 2026 and reunited with his family.
According to police, a case of house breaking and kidnapping was reported a day earlier, after a house in Kagiso was broken into by unknown suspects who then abducted the victim and reportedly demanded a ransom of R500 000 from the family.
Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said all three suspects, aged 23, 24, and 25, are expected to appear before the Kagiso Magistrates’ Court on 04 May 2026, facing charges of kidnapping and extortion.
