Man eaten by shark off Jaws island

Grim find: When the shark was caught, the fisherman said the left leg came out of its mouth and when the police sliced its belly they foundu00a0 a right leg, two arms and a torso. Representation pic

Authorities used fingerprints to identify Judson Newton, who was last seen on August 29 swimming for shore after his boat's engine stalled, as the body found inside the 3.6 metre (12ft) fish's belly.

An investment banker on a deep-sea fishing trip caught the shark on September 4. He said a left leg came out of its mouth as it was hauled on to his boat. When police sliced the belly open they found a right leg, two arms and a torso.

Authorities were awaiting DNA test results before formally identifying Newton, said Hulan Hanna, the assistant police commissioner.

Newton, a 43-year-old sailor and part-time chef, was on a boating trip with friends off Jaws beach on New Providence island when the vessel had engine trouble.

One of Newton's friend,u00a0 Samuel Woodside, said that he had doubted the drowning theory. "To me, he was always a strong swimmer. I doubt the drowning theory."

Films such as Thunderball and Into the Blue have been shot in the waters around New Providence but it was Jaws: The Revenge, which is understood to have given its name to the beach on the western strand.

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