A severed head washed up on a ‘shark hotspot’ is feared to be missing snorkeler Wen Ren Gu — but pals refuse to believe it, insisting no shark attack was ever seen
A missing snorkeler has been assumed dead by police after a decapitated head washed ashore at a ‘notoriously sharky region’ .
But friends aren’t giving up as they continue to ask for any related information due to not reports of shark attack.
Wen ‘Walter’ Ren Gu, 32, who was temporarily living in Australia went missing this New Years Day after snorkelling with friends who were together looking for crayfish.
In a tragic update, it has been said that human remains suspected to be related to the case of the missing snorkeler have been found.
Wen vanished from friends’ vision at Ledge Point Beach north of Perth, Australia, while diving for Crayfish with a group of friends on January 1st. Marine and aerial resources were all used in hopes of finding Wen alive, with several police divers joining the helicopters, drones, boats and jet skis involved in the rescue mission.
However after little luck, the operation was scaled back on Friday, with an update given on Tuesday that Western Australia Police said that they had been alerted to human remains that had washed ashore at the nearby Fence Reef Beach.
The body is believed to be Wen’s but formal identification is yet to take place. A police spokesperson said: “Formal identification is yet to be completed but it is believed to be a 32-year-old man who went missing on Thursday. His death is not being treated as suspicious.” According to some news outlets a report is being prepared for the coroner.
Ledge Point Beach is a coastal spot famous for its beautiful white beaches and availability for activities such as fishing, which Wen and his friends were doing when he disappeared.
They had ventured their way into the waters around 10 am on new years day and an alarm for a missing person was raised at 3pm the same day after efforts to look for him had failed due to the crowded beach.
The police reported that it is unclear what time Wen went missing between 10am-3pm. Australian publication, The West Australian have said that Wen was residing in Australia temporarily and was in the process of applying for a visa to study in the country. Wen has been lovingly described by those that knew him as a cheerful and outgoing person.
Shortly after Wen’s disappearance, resident Jay Barret told The West Australian that many locals helped in the search. He said: “He wasn’t very far out at all, you can literally nearly walk to the reef where they were. It does have some treacherous spots. You’ve just got to be cautious when you dive. Accidents happen and it’s very, very tragic.”
Pleas for help have continued, on Saturday a friend of Wen’s wrote on a Ledge Point community group that they are continuing the search. The message read: “If you or someone you know were at Ledge Point Beach that day, saw someone rescue or pick up an Asian male, have any photos, videos, dashcam footage, or related information, please send me a direct message. Any small piece of information could be crucial.”
The message of hope continued, it added: “The Australian police conducted search and rescue operations for 24 hours and have since stopped. However, we do not want to give up and hope to continue searching with the help of everyone’s support.”
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