Human Head Found Inside Giant Cod

B R I S B A N E, Australia, Aug. 29 -- Workers at an Australian fish wholesaler were shocked to find a human head inside a giant cod they were preparing for sale, police said today.

Police in Cairns in the far north of Queensland said the97-pound flowery cod was caught by a fishing trawler over theweekend and was delivered to the seafood wholesaler.

“On preparing the fish they observed the remains inside andcontacted police,” detective Sgt. David Miles told reporters.

“It was fairly big and the head appeared to be fairly muchintact inside it,” he said.

Who Owns the Head?

Forensic tests were being carried out as police attemptedto identify the remains, which local news reports suggestedcould belong to a fisherman missing after falling overboardabout 31 miles off Townsville early Sunday.

Police said a search for Michael Edwards, 39, of Cairns wascalled off after the discovery of the head inside the 5.2-footfish.