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While the remains of Colleen Monfore were recovered successful the belly of a shark aft she disappeared during a dive excursion successful Indonesia Sept. 26, her loved ones don't judge the shark killed her.
By Hayley Santaflorentina Oct 09, 2024 2:18 PMTags
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One woman’s abrogation has ended successful tragedy.
Colleen Monfore, 68, was traveling successful Indonesia with friends erstwhile she disappeared aft being separated from her radical during a Sept. 26 diving excursion, lone for her remains to beryllium recovered wrong the belly of a shark 2 weeks later, person of the household Rick Sass confirmed to the New York Post.
According to Rick, authorities were capable to lucifer fingerprints connected the remains to those of Colleen.
But portion it was suspected that the Michigan women whitethorn person been killed by the shark, Colleen’s friends and loved loved—including her hubby Mike and Rick—believe she suffered a aesculapian contented portion successful the water
E! News has reached retired to Indonesian authorities for remark but has not yet heard back.
It is unclear whether Colleen had immoderate aesculapian conditions anterior to this dive, and her origin of decease has not been confirmed astatine this time.
According to Rick, aft helium and his woman Kim—who unneurotic ran a dive store for implicit 40 years—examined photos from the dive, spoke with Mike and reviewed information from the dive computer, they are adamant Colleen was not killed by a shark.
Not lone was Colleen successful h2o lone 24 feet heavy with astatine slightest fractional a vessel of aerial left, but Kim noted the down existent was “manageable” successful a Facebook station astir the incident.
Instagram/Kim Sass
“I’ve easy done 1000+ dive[s] with this gracious woman,” she wrote. “I don’t judge it was the situation and surely not a shark that ended her life.”
As Rick added of Colleen and Mike, “They dove monolithic numbers of trips with america implicit 30 years. Bali, Philippines, Bikini Atoll, you sanction it. She knew what she was doing.”
Rich besides noted however uncommon shark attacks are against divers.
“Sharks are not that way,” helium explained. “We’ve dove with hammerheads, tiger sharks, bull sharks. You person to springiness them respect and beryllium cautious, but they won’t conscionable onslaught you.”
Colleen and Mike met successful precocious school, according to the Post, astatine which clip Mike introduced her to the satellite of diving. They shared 2 kids together, successful summation to 4 grandchildren, and continued to research the satellite and the seas unneurotic arsenic they grew older.
“They were some retired and truly enjoying life,” Rick said, adding of his precocious friend, “We utilized to telephone her ‘Saint Colleen.’ She was an astonishing woman.”
He continued, “She loved quality and animals. I cognize she would person ne'er wanted a shark to beryllium blamed for this tragedy.”
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