York man dead after suspected crocodile attack

One man is dead and another missing after reportedly being attacked by crocodiles on a river trip in India.

Ian Turton, from York and Michael Easton, from Holland Park, London went missing during an excursion on the Cauvery River near Bangalore, India.

The Foreign Office said local authorities were continuing to search the area.

It is thought the men may have been attacked by crocodiles. Rescuers are reported to have found the pair's inflatable dingy which bore puncture marks believed to have been caused by the creatures.