My question is why DNA was not compared early on.

So let me get this strait. Five right feet were found and the sixth which was a lefty was a hoax so we still have five right feet which is slightly symbolic if you ask me. So the body of the fifth man in the plane crash washed ashore but was he missing his right foot?

In no way do I believe it is possible for all of the feet to belong to suicide victims

Is it five right feet or four right and one lefty? This article is confusing.

Lora, Sebring, USA

"Relax, everyone. The police say that this 6th foot is a hoax. There's still a mystery about the other 5, though." - Neil G, Ontario

Oh, just 5 feet? Nothing to worry about at all then!

ed, Melbourne, NSW, Australia

Jen, I thought of the crocodile idea. But then I realized: either the croc was biting off the foot and spitting it out (unlikely); or was coming at the person from the head end and swallowing them whole, all but the foot -- 5 times (even more unlikely).

chris, California, USA

I would give my left foot to figure this one out

Mark A, New York City, USA

Maybe some big ol crocodile is grabbing joggers.
I think I read about 4 stories like that in US last year.

jen, missouri, USA

Maybe it was the one-armed man.

Dave, USA, USA

Relax, everyone. The police say that this 6th foot is a hoax. There's still a mystery about the other 5, though.

Neil G., Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Reports of missing persons in the area or up and down the
coast?
There should be a spate of reports. Someone must be
searching for owners of those feet.

Jerry Scroggin, Phoenix, Arizona/USA

A strange mystery indeed. Someone will eventually fathom it out.

Dave P, Salisbury, UK

Wild speculation? Or simple explanation? Only trainers were found because they float whereas other shoes sink. If any foot was severed (as distinct from detaching naturally), it could have occured during the original accident (eg. plane crash / tsunami) or afterwards (eg. shark attack).

Ian, Melbourne, Australia

The experts say that bodies come apart at the joints when submerged in water for some time. This is a generalization and may not be applicable to the feet in question.

M.Khan, Peterborough, UK

Despite what the article says the feet HAVE been 'severed'
not just come apart. I live on Vancouver Island where these feet are coming ashore. The person who found yesterday's foot stated that it looked like it had been cut right off. DNA
does not match the people killed in the plane crash.

Kate, Victoria BC, Canada

The police are focusing on four missing men from Feb 2005 - so who does the FIFTH right foot belong to??

From the size of the feet and the fact that they were wearing trainers, could there not be a sport connection?

Paula, Grantham, UK

LeBain, did you not read the bit that states "Bodies COME APART at the joints when submerged in water for some time"? The feet were not necessarily "severed" before contact with the water.

Victoria, Oxford,

5 right feet suggest to me that there may be 5 bodies Duh!!!
4 were in the sea plane?

Alan, Chelmsford, UK

LeBain you should read on because it says:

"Bodies come apart at the joints when submerged in water for some time".

So keep digging Sherlock Holmes.

Luke, Auckland, New Zealand

No severed means cut, not detatched. The difference is ending cleanly at a joint.

The fact that there are only feet could be due to different size parts being classifed by tide and wind, meaning seperated and carried to different locations. Feet with sneakers reaching one place and heads another

cyberbian, Boston,

erm, the article Just substantiated the theory that the feet Weren't severed...

MJ, WGC, UK

Police have been extremely quiet about this, not prompting public help.

Nothing about whether shoes were new or well-worn, shoe brands, socks. From the DNA they should be able to say probable race. Police have been very quiet.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

thats a fairly sensationalist statement lebain, bodies naturaly seperate in the water after time, and seeing as there are a fair feew bodies in that water its probably just a coincidence that its only been feet so far.

Chris Ison, Bulkington, England

There's lots of evidence that the feet were severed: there's not body attached to them!

LeBain, Surry,