Fisherman's horror as 'unhealthy looking' shark found with woman's remains inside

Search teams had been looking for Colleen Monfore, 68, successful Indonesia aft she vanished during a diving travel earlier a woman's remains were recovered wrong the belly of a shark

A horrified fisherman who caught a shark successful his nets chopped it unfastened to find the occupation - and recovered the grisly remains of a missing woman.

Colleen Monfore, 68, from South Dakota, USA, was enjoying a diving travel with six friends successful Indonesia erstwhile she was dragged retired to oversea by the current. An eight-day rescue cognition was launched but she remained missing.

Eight days later, a fisherman successful the neighbouring state of East Timor hauled a shark successful his nets. When helium chopped unfastened its belly, helium discovered the grisly remains of a quality successful a swimsuit akin to Colleen’s.

He said: "The shark was caught but it was not successful mean health. I thought it had swallowed integrative oregon a sportfishing net. It was chopped unfastened to find the occupation and wrong determination were the remains of a woman."

Officials successful East Timor are contacting the seashore defender successful Indonesia. They besides appealed for details of anyone with missing friends oregon relatives owed to the popularity of diving successful the adjacent islands, that are Indonesian territory.

Muhammad Saleh Goro, caput of the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) for the Management of the Alor Islands Marine Park and surrounding ocean, said: "We person coordinated with the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) successful Dili, and the KBRI has confirmed the information of this information.

“The assemblage of the pistillate was recovered successful a shark successful Timor Leste. It was not successful Indonesian territory. We are present investigating the lawsuit further to corroborate if they are the remains of anyone reported missing successful Indonesia.

"From the diving suit worn by the victim, it is suspected that they were a diver. The results of the probe volition beryllium published soon aft much implicit accusation is available. The anecdotal reports from Timor Leste are the unfortunate successful the shark was overseas female."

Ipda Giovani BM Toffy, the main of constabulary successful Southwest Maluku wherever Colleen had archetypal gone missing, said the circuit usher with the diving radical had initially reported her missing. He said: "The archetypal hunt effort was carried retired by the victim's friends due to the fact that they were connected the aforesaid travel to the Banda Islands.

“We coordinated with the Nabar Village Government to mobilise residents to assistance hunt the seashore facing Reong Island and behaviour searches astir the waters of Reong Island utilizing agelong boats oregon velocity boats, but the unfortunate has not been found."