A TEENAGER has been decapitated in a horror shark attack after he went off swimming by himself.
Divers recovered Jahmari Reid’s body off the coast of Jamaica with his head reportedly bitten off and his left arm missing.
HandoutJahmari Reid, 16, has tragically died in a horror shark attack[/caption]
Locals gathered around Montego Bay as the teen’s body was recovered on Tuesday
HandoutJahmari was his heartbroken dad Michael Reid[/caption]
The 16-year-old high school student had gone on a solo spearfishing expedition near to the popular tourist town of Montego Bay, say local cops.
He vanished on Monday sparking a frantic hunt for the teen.
His mauled remains were found on Tuesday morning with shocked witnesses telling the Jamaica Observer the teen’s body was left badly mutilated in the attack.
Jahmari’s heartbroken dad, Michael Reid, was on the beach when divers bought the body back onto land.
The taxi operator said: “I can’t believe that he went to sea by himself and that was the outcome. Sad to know. I feel so bad.”
Michael says he warned his son about the dangers of spearfishing alone before the tragedy.
Fisherman Christopher Reynolds was with the grief-stricken father on the beach along with a group of locals.
He says divers claimed to have seen a massive tiger shark in the water near to where Jahmari’s body was found.
Leading them to believe the rare shark spotted most likely caused the mauling.
Reynolds added: “All of the fisherman went out there and, while they were diving to take him up, they saw the big shark.
“They shot at him but they didn’t get him.”
The tragic discovery marks just the fourth time an unprovoked shark attack has led to a death in Jamaica, according to Florida-based International Shark Attack File.
Fritz Christie, the president of Falmouth Fisherfolks Benevolent Society, said it was the first time the savage beasts have killed in Trelawny waters.
Locals believe the shark followed a cruise ship into the bay.
Fritz told local media: “What we have to do is make certain when the ships come to be careful of the diving.
“The shark eat off the man head, eat off one of his hand [sic]. It’s crazy, man.”
GettyLocals and divers say they saw a tiger shark in the water[/caption]
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