Mystery as human foot inside shoe washes up on beach in New Zealand
A FOOT inside a shoe was found by a passer-by after it washed up on a popular beach.
The horrifying find was made at Petone Beach, in Wellington, New Zealand at about 8am local time on Saturday.
Petone Beach is a popular swimming spot for locals and tourists.
Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Williamson said while police were in the early stages of the investigation, it’s not being treated as a homicide.
A land and water search of the area near where the foot was found has been carried out but nothing further was found.
They are currently waiting for the results of pathology tests of the foot.
“Formal identification of the foot will take place in due course,” Detective Senior Sergeant Williamson said.
Locals spoke of their horror at the find.
One woman who was also at the beach on Saturday, told Radio New Zealand she was quite “disturbed” by the incident.
“We bring our kids down here. You’re not sure if you’re going to find the other one.”
A couple told the station they hoped the foot belonged to a kayaker who was lost at sea.
It comes after the severed foot of fraudster Melissa Caddick was found at a remote beach, three months after she disappeared from her Sydney mansion.
Her rotting foot was mysteriously found washed up on Bournda Beach, some 250 miles south of Australia’s largest city.
Police assumed the gruesome discovery meant she was dead – although other extraordinary theories have also begun to swirl.
It has been speculated that Ms Caddick may have cut off her own foot in a bid to throw authorities off the track.
The 49-year-old is alleged to have swindled at least £7.3 million in invested funds from over 60 clients, including family and friends, to subsidise her extravagant lifestyle.
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