The carcass of a seven-foot-long female saltwater crocodile was found in the Brahmani river in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Saturday, officials said.

Locals spotted the carcass in the morning and alerted forest officials, who retrieved it and sent it to the Rajnagar veterinary facility for autopsy. "We will ascertain the cause of death after receiving the autopsy report," said Dangamal Forest Range Officer Chitrasen Jena.