- Jahmari Reid’s body was reportedly found with his head and left arm bitten off.
A fisherman who saw the decapitated body of a teenager in a horrific shark attack off the coast of Jamaica tried to shoot the animal, it has emerged.
Jahmari Reid’s body was reportedly found with his head missing and his left arm bitten off.
His heartbroken father, Michael Reid, was on the beach when divers brought his son’s remains to land.
Now fisherman Christopher Reynolds, who was with Michael on the beach, has claimed to have seen the massive tiger shark in the water near where Jahmari’s body was found. Jamaica Observer information.
And he even revealed how “all the fishermen went out there and, while they were diving to get him out… they shot at him but they didn’t catch him.”
Jahmari Reid, 16, had gone spearfishing near the popular tourist town of Montego Bay.
The high school student is pictured with his father, taxi driver Michael Reid.
The 16-year-old had gone spearfishing near the popular tourist town of Montego Bay on Monday, local police said.
The high school student went missing after going into the water alone and his mangled body was recovered Tuesday.
“I can’t believe that he went out to sea alone yesterday (Monday) and that was the result. It’s sad to know. I feel very bad,” he told Jamaican media.
The taxi driver said he had tried many times to dissuade his son from his hobby of underwater fishing and that they often argued about him going out.
Images from the scene showed dozens of horrified locals gathered on the beach in the town of Falmouth on the island’s north coast.
Fisherman Christopher Reynolds They added that they hoped to find and kill the shark and recover the severed head of the boy that was inside.
The head of a local fishermen’s association said this was the first time in recent history that someone had been killed by a shark in local waters.
Residents of the town of Falmouth gathered on the beach as the body was recovered.
The attack occurred off the beach in the northern coastal town of Falmouth.
Fritz Christie suggested the shark may have followed a cruise ship into Falmouth Bay and warned spearfishermen to be very careful when approaching large vessels.
“What we need to do is make sure that when the boats come in, we’re careful with the divers. The shark ate the man’s head, it ate one of his hands. It’s crazy,” Christie said.
Falmouth police are reported to be investigating the tragedy.
Shark attacks are extremely rare in Jamaica: only three unprovoked attacks have been reported since 1749, according to the International Shark Attack File.
The most common shark in Jamaica is the nurse shark, which is docile and usually stays close to the sea floor.
Caribbean reef sharks, tiger sharks, hammerhead sharks and bull sharks have also been seen in Jamaican waters.
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