BRIT'S RING FOUND IN KILLER CROC; Police analyse human remains.Byline: BY FRANK THORNE in Sydney THE wedding ring of missing Brit Arthur Booker has been found inside a crocodile. X-rays showed the "circular metal object" in the stomach of the 13ft beast suspected of killing him. Human remains were also found inside the bull croc, which weighs half a ton. Australian police said yesterday: "The material is still being analysed." More tests are being done after human remains were discovered in a smaller female crocodile. The two reptiles were captured in the river where Mr Booker, 62, disappeared two weeks ago. The Scotsborn Vietnam veteran This article is about veterans of the Vietnam War. For the French psychedelic musical group, see Vietnam Veterans. Vietnam veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. was camping with wife Doris by the Endeavour River The Endeavour River (Guugu Yimithirr: Wabalumbaal) on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, was named in 1770 by Lt. James Cook, R.N. near Cooktown, Queensland Cooktown (Guugu Yimithirr: Gan.gaarr [ganˈgaːr]) is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. , when he went missing. He went to the river bank to check crab pots but did not return. Search teams found crocodile tracks and slide marks. Mr Booker's watch, footwear and video camera were lying nearby. Rangers began hunting for likely crocodiles and trapped three reptiles. They were taken to Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. for X-rays. It is believed two were involved in Mr Booker's death - but authorities have issued only guarded statements for the sake of his traumatised family. Rangers were, however, told to stop their hunt and the third crocodile, a female which was not involved, was returned to the river. The remaining two will not be put down as they are protected under Australian law. Instead they will be sent to a reptile farm. Mr Booker has lived in Brisbane since childhood. CAPTION(S): MISSING Arthur Booker |
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