Midwest
Remains of Michigan woman, 68, who disappeared during vacation, found in stomach of shark
The remains of an American woman have been discovered inside the stomach of a shark after she disappeared on vacation in Indonesia while on a diving trip, according to a friend of the woman.
Colleen Monfore, 68, was diving with friends near the Pulau Reong island off the coast of Indonesia’s Southwest Maluku Regency on Sept. 26 when she did not resurface, Asia Pacific Press reported.
Two weeks after Monfore disappeared in the tropical waters, a fisherman spotted a shark in distress and killed the creature. Upon cutting open the shark’s stomach, the fisherman uncovered what were believed to be Monfore’s remains along with her wetsuit and bathing suit.
Initial reports indicated the shark had attacked and eaten Monfore, but a friend of the Michigan woman says that the evidence so far suggests this is likely false.
TOURIST, 30, DIES AFTER LOSING HER LEG IN SHARK ATTACK OFF CANARY ISLANDS
Colleen Monfore, 68, was diving near the Pulau Reong island off the coast of Indonesia’s Southwest Maluku Regency on Sept. 26 when she did not resurface. (Asia Pacific Press)
Kim Sass, who wrote that Monfore was her “very good friend” in a Facebook post, listed what is known about the case, and how it appears likely that Monfore died of a medical issue during a dive.
Sass wrote that the fisherman captured the shark around Oct. 4 near Timor-Leste, a southeast Asian country which is 70 miles away from the dive site where Monfore vanished over a week earlier.
The fisherman who caught the shark said he found the shark in distress and killed the creature. He cut open the shark’s stomach and found human remains, a wetsuit and a bathing suit. (Asia Pacific Press)
Monfore’s remains were identifiable, according to Sass, which would not have been had the shark eaten her at the time she went missing.
Rescue teams searched for Monfore in the tropical waters. (Asia Pacific Press)
While it can take days for sharks to fully digest a meal, the stomach of a shark “produces an acid that is strong enough to dissolve metal,” while “large bones and other indigestible objects are prevented from going past the stomach due to the small size of the opening to the intestine,” according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Sass believes that the nearly eight-day timeframe from when Monfore disappeared to when the shark was found suggests that the shark consumed Monfore after she was already dead.
“Colleen’s body was identifiable. Her fingerprints (again identifiable) are being used by our US Embassy and the local government for proof of death,” Sass wrote. “This would not be possible if the shark had attacked her weeks ago.”
7-FOOT SHARK WAS EATEN BY EVEN BIGGER SHARK, RESEARCHERS SUSPECT
Sass said that dive information, photos and witness accounts from two other divers and the group’s dive master show that Monfore was in 24 feet of water when the group turned around due to a change in the current. Sass added that Monfore likely had half a tank of air at that time.
“There was a down current at the turn around site, but it was manageable,” she wrote. “I’ve easily done 1000+ dive with this gracious woman; she was an excellent diver. I don’t believe it was the environment and certainly not a shark that ended her life.”
It remains unclear how exactly Monfore died.
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Indonesian authorities are continuing to investigate.
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Detroit, MI
How to get Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers ALDS Game 5 tickets: Best prices, options
The Cleveland Guardians sent the American League Division Series back to Cleveland for a pivotal Game 5 with a dramatic 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers Thursday night. Tickets are still available for the winner-take-all showdown Saturday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
How to get Guardians-Tigers ALDS playoff tickets
Tickets for Game 5 of the American League Division Series are available on secondary ticket sites Vivid Seats, StubHub, SeatGeek and Viagogo.
Current prices for Game 5 are listed below:
- Vivid Seats starting at $142
- StubHub starting at $143
- SeatGeek starting at $155
- Viagogo starting at $165
Other travel options such as hotels and flights are available on Expedia, Travelocity, Booking.com and Hotels.com.
The winner of Game 5 between the Guardians and Tigers will march into the American League Championship Series against the winner of the series between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals (which is in progress at post time). Cleveland’s David Fry hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and a key insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth to help the Guardians tie the series and send it back to Cleveland.
DETROIT TIGERS VS. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
2024 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
SCHEDULE, RESULTS & TV INFO
Game 1: Guardians 7, Tigers 0
Game 2: Tigers 3, Guardians 0
Game 3: Tigers 3, Guardians 0
Game 4: Guardians 5, Tigers 4 (Series tied 2-2)
Game 5: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians
- When: Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4:38 p.m. ET
- Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
- Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo
- Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com
- TV channel: TBS
- Live streams: DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate) | Max ($9.99+/mo.)
It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance.
Friends of Cooper Park invites families to come to Cooper Park, 8701 W. Chambers St., for a morning of fun from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. There will be sidewalk chalk, bubbles and more. More information here.
Cross Lutheran Church and the Kohl’s Healthy Families Program are partnering to host a health and wellness fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1821 N. 16th St. The event will feature free health screenings, chances to win prizes and a live performance by Christian rap artist Josiah Williams. More information here.
Stop by the Black Child Book Fair from 10. a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Mary Ryan Boy’s & Girl’s Club, 3000 N. Sherman Blvd. The book fair is meant to promote literacy in Milwaukee’s Black community. Authors will be present and free books will be given to the first 300 kids. Click here to RSVP. More information here.
Families can spend the afternoon at the Dia de Muertos Market from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Zocalo Food Park, 636 S. Sixth St. There will be music, free workshops for kids, vendors and more. More information here.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, students from Milwaukee Public Schools will perform and have cultural displays from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 12 at South Division High School, 1515 W. Lapham Blvd. There will be vendors on hand, in addition to games for children. Admission is free. More information here.
Bonus: Calling All MKE Artists: Deadline for submissions, Tuesday, Oct. 15
Local artists are invited to submit paintings, drawings, sculpture, poetry and photography for display in the City of Milwaukee Office of African American Affairs’ new office space at 4828 W. Fond Du Lac Ave. A grand opening for the site is scheduled for 2025. You can email submissions to oaaamke@milwaukee.gov., with the subject line, “Building Art Submission.” If your artwork is selected, you will be contacted about next steps. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Oct. 15. More information here.
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In 2018, the city of Minneapolis adopted its long-range plan, the Minneapolis 2040 Plan. The plan assumed 75% growth over the next 20 years. Based on this plan, in 2020, the city adopted the Transportation Action Plan. The core was a 60% reduction in auto travel by 2030, with a presumption that by then, 25% of trips would be taken by walking, bicycling would triple and transit ridership would double. The city is now rebuilding its roads as if this is going to come true.
• Population growth: The population of Minneapolis declined, from 430,710 in 2020 to 425,115 in 2023, about 1.2%. This is most likely because of the declining birthrate. It takes 2.1 babies per woman to have a stable population, and the U.S. is at 1.66.
• Auto travel: Vehicle miles traveled, or VMT, in Minneapolis declined 3% from 2016 to 2020 and another 11% from 2019 to 2023. This decline happened mostly from 2019 to 2020, rebounded from 2020 to 2021, then remained stable. This change is most likely due to a tripling of people working from home and a tripling of the time people spent at home.
• Transit: Regional transit ridership peaked in 2015 and declined 9% from 2015 to 2019. This is most likely because Uber and Lyft debuted in 2014. Transit ridership has fallen about another 40% from 2019 to midyear 2024, for a net decline of about 50% since 2015.
• Walking/bicycling: In the Twin Cities, walking trips declined 47% from 2019 to 2022. Nationally, biking increased 37% from 2019 to 2021, then flatlined in 2022. The Twin Cities ranked 30th in per capita biking in 2019 and 33rd in 2022 despite making heavy investments in bike amenities. Given that biking is such a small percentage of travel, even an increase of 37% would not impact VMT in a meaningful way.
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