Italian police tried to the mystery disappearance of a sacred statue of bronze weighing 3.5 tons at the end of the bay wonder to solve. It is not known yet whether the statue was stolen or catch nets big ships.

As reported by the Telegraph, Monday (09/01/2012), a bronze statue of St. Francis of Paola as high as 7.2 meters (2.1 feet) and located at a depth of 95 meters (28 9 m) below sea ​​level. Francis statue is a figure with a veil with one hand raised, giving the blessing is given.

Statue of St. Francis is one of several holy statues in yeast italian coast and aims to fishermen and divers to protect.

Police and Coast Guard is investigating the disappearance of the statue are several theories, including the possibility that the statue was taken from a boat nets.

Additionally, police are investigating reports of observations of objects such as the nearest city statue of St. Francis, one of which indicates the possibility of the statue was stolen is brought.

Loss of this statue is something unexpected. A diverse group from a diving accident that hundreds of years old are considered.

Francis was a monk who was born in 1416 in the city of Paola. He has six years of his life in a sea cave on the beach in this area, and himself to pray. Statue of St. Francis at the time of Pope John XXIII built in 1963.

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