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<\/p>\nA desperate search has been launched for a former radio host who disappeared while fishing in crocodile-infested waters. <\/p>\n
Roman Butchaski, known as Butch, did not return from a solo fishing trip in northern Queensland, Australia, on Sunday (November 12). <\/p>\n
Air and land searches for the veteran Sydney Radio 2GB presenter, who is in his 60s, have found his vehicle, fishing rod and personal possessions – but not him. "Butch is missing," 2GB host Ben Fordham told the station's listeners. <\/p>\n
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Mr Butchaski's former co-host Gavin Pitchford told 2GB that his friend was a regular visitor to the fishing spot on the Olive River, located roughly 600km north of Cairns. Mr Pitchford also said he feared Mr Butchaski, who has diabetes, might have suffered a medical episode. <\/p>\n
Fordham spoke to Harry Clarke from local news outlet Country Caller, who said: "He [Mr Butchaski] borrowed a side-by-side buggy from a friend at the well-known Bramwell Station, [travelled] about an hour to go fishing along the banks of the Olive River, and all that they\u2019ve found is that vehicle with a few personal things such as a fishing rod.<\/p>\n
"Like all waterways in that area [it\u2019s] known crocodile habitat, so that\u2019s certainly one of the things that search crews are taking into consideration as they look for Butch."<\/p>\n
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Rescue helicopters have been combing the area since Sunday night. On Tuesday (November 14) police said more officers were being sent to assist. <\/p>\n
Senior Sergeant Duane Amos told reporters: "He\u2019s a keen fisherman, so the expectation is anyone who fishes those areas would take all reasonable precautions in and around those waterways.<\/p>\n
"He was certainly well prepared for a normal expedition that it would appear he\u2019s undertaken before. When he failed to return at last light, that's when the initial search was commenced by family and friends."<\/p>\n
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