clownfishsydney
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Article from Sydney Morning Herald 17 December 2019:
I have Googled missing divers etc and the only thing I can find is a missing spearfisher from Bundaberg in Central Queensland. He went missing almost a month ago. Nothing else comes up within a 1000 km in recent years. If it is this person, it is a long way for the body part to travel, at least 450 nm. It will not be a surfer as booties are not worn by surfers within 1500 nm (and in wrong direction for currents).
My soon to be ex-wife works for NSW Police, she indicated at a dive meeting last night that she knows more about this but cannot release the information. If she does say what she knows, I will update this.
A human leg has washed up on a beach on the NSW North Coast, sparking a police investigation.
About 2pm on Tuesday, three police vehicles converged on the spot where the leg was found, about a kilometre south of North Beach Life Saving Club at Mylestom, which lies 25 kilometres south of Coffs Harbour.
A local resident said he had heard it was a "substantial part of the leg", the foot was attached, and it appeared to be covered in wetsuit material.
"It's been suggested that it's been in the water for quite some time," the resident said. "It's a very, very long beach, and there are people walking around."
Another source said the remains included a thigh and shin bone and foot bones enclosed in what appeared to be a black diving boot.
Officers close to the investigation say the most likely scenario is that a swimmer, surfer or diver had died as a result of a shark attack.
A NSW Police spokesman confirmed the finding of the remains and said investigators would "forensically examine" the leg, try to establish the circumstances and identify whose it was.
They are sifting through recent missing persons reports and checking registries to see if there is a possible match.
Forensics took photographs on the beach but police removed the remains as the tide edged closer to where they were about 5pm.
Police say the leg could have floated hundreds of kilometres so their investigations would reach far north and south of where the leg was found.
Anyone with information about the leg is urged to contact NSW Police.
About 2pm on Tuesday, three police vehicles converged on the spot where the leg was found, about a kilometre south of North Beach Life Saving Club at Mylestom, which lies 25 kilometres south of Coffs Harbour.
A local resident said he had heard it was a "substantial part of the leg", the foot was attached, and it appeared to be covered in wetsuit material.
"It's been suggested that it's been in the water for quite some time," the resident said. "It's a very, very long beach, and there are people walking around."
Another source said the remains included a thigh and shin bone and foot bones enclosed in what appeared to be a black diving boot.
Officers close to the investigation say the most likely scenario is that a swimmer, surfer or diver had died as a result of a shark attack.
A NSW Police spokesman confirmed the finding of the remains and said investigators would "forensically examine" the leg, try to establish the circumstances and identify whose it was.
They are sifting through recent missing persons reports and checking registries to see if there is a possible match.
Forensics took photographs on the beach but police removed the remains as the tide edged closer to where they were about 5pm.
Police say the leg could have floated hundreds of kilometres so their investigations would reach far north and south of where the leg was found.
Anyone with information about the leg is urged to contact NSW Police.
I have Googled missing divers etc and the only thing I can find is a missing spearfisher from Bundaberg in Central Queensland. He went missing almost a month ago. Nothing else comes up within a 1000 km in recent years. If it is this person, it is a long way for the body part to travel, at least 450 nm. It will not be a surfer as booties are not worn by surfers within 1500 nm (and in wrong direction for currents).
My soon to be ex-wife works for NSW Police, she indicated at a dive meeting last night that she knows more about this but cannot release the information. If she does say what she knows, I will update this.
