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After many years, Gomek died of heart disease on March 6, 1997. By then, he was a very old crocodile, and one of the largest and tamest captive crocodiles in existence. At the time of his passing, he was 5.42 m (17 ft 9 in) long, and weighed 860 kilograms (1,896 lb) - as confirmed
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