NASSAU, Bahamas — A boater who disappeared off Jaws Beach — on an island where one of the “Jaws” movies was filmed — is likely the person whose remains were found in the belly of a shark, police say.
Authorities used fingerprints to identify Judson Newton, although they were still waiting for DNA test results. It is unclear if the 43-year-old Newton was alive when he was eaten.
Newton went on a boating trip with friends off Jaws Beach on New Providence Island on Aug. 29 and encountered engine trouble. Rescuers who responded to a call for help found three men aboard who said Newton and a friend jumped into the water to try to swim back to shore. Officials launched a search for them, but neither was found.
On Sept. 4, a fisherman caught the 12-foot tiger shark and said a left leg popped out of its mouth as they hauled it in. When officers with the island’s defense force cut the shark open, they found the right leg, two severed arms and a severed torso.
