{"id":82615,"date":"2023-11-14T13:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/sydney-radio-host-roman-butchaski-vanishes-during-queensland-fishing-trip-in-crocodile-infested-waters-world-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T13:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:06:31","slug":"sydney-radio-host-roman-butchaski-vanishes-during-queensland-fishing-trip-in-crocodile-infested-waters-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/sydney-radio-host-roman-butchaski-vanishes-during-queensland-fishing-trip-in-crocodile-infested-waters-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney radio host Roman Butchaski vanishes during Queensland fishing trip in crocodile-infested waters | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A major air and land search is under way for a former Sydney radio presenter who went missing on a solo fishing trip in crocodile-infested waters in remote Queensland.<\/p>\n

Roman Butchaski has been missing since Sunday and only his vehicle and fishing gear have been found so far.<\/p>\n

Mr Butchaski used to co-host a fishing show on the 2GB radio station and is said to have been going to the area for years.<\/p>\n

The region is well known as a hotspot for crocodiles, but there’s also the possibility he may be lost or had a medical emergency.<\/p>\n

2GB host Ben Fordham told listeners “a major search and rescue operation is now under way” in an area nearly 400 miles north of Cairns, on the Cape York peninsula.<\/p>\n

Harry Clarke, a journalist from Country Caller, told the station Mr Butchaski was “last seen at 8am on Sunday heading off towards the Olive River, which is in far north Queensland”.<\/p>\n

He said he had borrowed a buggy from a friend and travelled about an hour to the river.<\/p>\n

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“All they’ve found of Butch is that vehicle with some personal effects such as a fishing rod… and he hasn’t been seen since,” said Mr Clarke.<\/p>\n

The region is established crocodile habitat and the area he was travelling to is a tidal saltwater river.<\/p>\n

“I’m devastated – Butchy walks the banks up there regularly. He’s been fishing there forever,” said Gavin Pitchford, Mr Butchaski’s co-host on the fishing programme.<\/p>\n

He said his friend has diabetes, so there’s a possibility he may have had a medical issue.<\/p>\n

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Police said a helicopter and on-foot search teams had been looking for a man in his 60s since Sunday night.<\/p>\n

They said extra officers were being drafted in to help.<\/p>\n

Crocodiles can be found in both freshwater and saltwater in Queensland, including rivers, swamps, oceans and the offshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n

In May, a man described how he managed to prise a crocodile’s jaws from around his head<\/strong> when he was attacked near a luxury resort in the state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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