The gator – weighing it at a “startling 504lbs -- had human remains in its stomach (via toofab)
Authorities in Louisiana have captured and killed the alligator suspected of eating Timothy Satterlee Sr.
"Sheriff Smith vowed from the beginning of the investigation into Satterlee's disappearance that the agency would use all of the resources and manpower available to bring some sort of closure to the family," the Sheriff's office wrote in aAfter spotting the beast a week ago, they laid traps, eventually capturing it on Monday morning.
Investigators will now work with the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office to verify those remains belong to Timothy Satterlee. "I am very proud of the hard, non-stop work, of my deputies and the other agencies who assisted, and I hope their persistence in finding this alligator will help the family with coping with their loss. We will continue to keep them in our prayers."She managed to fight it off and drag him inside — but when she returned from seeking help in a boat, he was gone.
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