They are desperately searching for him, but now their hopes seem to be really dwindling and they fear the worst. In northern Australia, a well-known former radio presenter disappeared during a solo fishing trip in crocodile-infested waters. The alarm was activated the day before, Sunday, November 12, when Roman Butchaski did not return to the campsite where he was staying. Her Personal items were found near a river on Queensland’s remote Cape York Peninsula. Butchaski, known as Butch, is an avid fisherman and is known to the general Australian public as the former presenter of the Sydney radio station’s fishing programme. 2GB.
Former co-host Gavin Pitchford said: 2GB The friend said that although he lives in Sydney, he regularly visits places along the Olive River, about 600 kilometers north of Cairns. “I’m devastated. Butchy has been fishing there for a long time, he knows the place,” he said on air. Pitchford also said he feared Butchaski, who is diabetic, might have become ill. Police said other officers will also join the search. Helicopters and ground crews have been combing the area since the alarm was raised on Sunday night. Vehicle Butch’s was found near the river. Local media reported that some fishing gear was also found.
The area is known to be crocodile habitat, but Butchaski knows the area and would never take unnecessary risks. “He was well prepared for a normal reconnaissance trip he had undertaken in the past,” a police officer said Monday. Crocodiles are abundant in Australia’s tropical north, and although attacks are rare, a large number of crocodiles have occurred this year. In February, rangers shot a 4.2m crocodile that attacked a man and ate his dog north of Cairns. In May, the remains of 65-year-old fisherman Kevin Darmody were found inside a 15-foot alligator in the nearby Kennedy River; This was the 13th fatal attack in Queensland since records began in 1985. BBC. In April, a 65-year-old man was bitten on the foot by a crocodile while sleeping at Newell Beach, near Port Douglas, and a man in his 40s suffered injuries to his stomach, head and leg while fishing at Archer Point, near Cooktown.
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