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<\/p>\nA HUGE search is underway after a former radio presenter vanished in crocodile-infested waters in Australia.<\/p>\n
Roman Butchaski was on a solo fishing trip in Queensland's remote Cape York Peninsula when he failed to return to his camping ground. <\/p>\n
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An avid angler, Mr Butchaski – known as Butch – is a former host of Sydney radio station 2GB's fishing show.<\/p>\n
A major air and land search has been launched after he was last seen on Sunday.<\/p>\n
More cops were drafted in to help the search efforts on Tuesday and rescue helicopters and ground crews have been combing the region for three days.<\/p>\n
Some of Mr Butchaski's belongings have been found near a river -including his fishing rod. <\/p>\n
His former co-host Gavin Pitchford told 2GB that his friend regularly visited the spot on the Olive River – about 370 miles north of Cairns.<\/p>\n "I'm devastated. Butchy walks the banks up there regularly. He's been fishing there forever," he said in a statement read out on air. <\/p>\n The remote Olive River runs for 42 miles at the very top of Australia<\/span>'s northern mainland.<\/p>\n Mr Pitchford fears Mr Butchaski, who has diabetes, may have suffered a medical episode.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Police said Mr Butchaski's car was found at the river. <\/p>\n Local reporter Harry Clark told 2GB host\u00a0Ben Fordham: "He borrowed a side by side buggy from a friend and travelled about an hour to to go fishing along the banks of the the Olive River.<\/p>\n "All that they've found of Butch is that vehicle with a few personal effects such as a fishing rod that was found on Sunday afternoon and he hasn't been seen since.<\/p>\n "It's on Cape York and the Olive River is a tidal saltwater river – and like all waterways in that area, they're known crocodile habitat.\u00a0<\/p>\n "That's certainly one of the things that search crews are taking into consideration as they as they look for Butch."<\/p>\n Queensland Police Senior Sgt Duane Amos said the region is a well-known crocodile hotspot – but added that Mr Butchaski is familiar with the area.<\/p>\n Sgt Amos said the former radio host "was well-prepared for a normal expedition that he has undertaken before".<\/p>\n Although crocodiles attacks in Australia's north are uncommon, there have been several this year. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/man-holds-microphone-activist-greta-859099333.jpg\")
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