Horror as boy, 16, is decapitated in shark attack while swimming off Jamaica coast
A teenager has been decapitated in a shark attack after he went swimming off the Jamaican coast.
Jahmari Reid’s body was reportedly found with his head missing and his left arm bitten off.
The 16-year-old had gone spearfishing near the popular tourist town of Montego Bay on Monday, according to local police.
The high school student vanished after going out into the water by himself and his body was recovered on Tuesday.
His heartbroken father, Michael Reid, was on the beach when divers brought his son’s remains back to land.
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
Locals in the town of Falmouth gathered on the beach as the body was recovered
‘I can’t believe that he went to sea by himself yesterday [Monday] and that was the outcome. Sad to know. I feel so bad,’ he told Jamaican media.
The taxi driver said he had often tried to discourage his son from his spearfishing hobby, and that they often argued about him going out.
Pictures from the scene showed scores of horrified locals gathering at the beach in the town of Falmouth on the island’s northern coast.