A tourist from the United States was eaten by a shark in Indonesia, the tabloid The Sun reported. According to the publication, the 68-year-old American was carried away by the current while diving.
The woman could not be found for eight days, and on October 3, the rescue operation was called off, the authors write. It is noted that three days later, human remains in a black wetsuit were found in the stomach of the captured shark, and local authorities decided that they belonged to the missing American woman.
Earlier it was reported that American Elizabeth Foley survived a shark attack and lost an arm while on vacation in Florida. It was noted that the 45-year-old woman had undergone 19 surgeries. According to journalists, the predator attacked the victim when she was swimming near the shore.
The woman tried to punch the shark in the face but missed, and the animal grabbed her arm and bit her so hard that it bit off Foley’s arm below the elbow. The woman was pulled to shore by her husband, Ryan. Among the beachgoers were an ambulance doctor and two nurses, who provided first aid to Foley, making a makeshift tourniquet out of towels and T-shirts, and took her to the hospital.
Earlier it became known that a huge tiger shark attacked a schoolboy from Jamaica who was spearfishing. It bit off the teenager’s head . As it became known, divers tried to shoot the shark, but their attempts were unsuccessful. The boy’s remains were found the next day.