A British man has suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a shark on the island of Tobago in the Caribbean. The 64-year-old victim was reportedly attacked by a bull shark estimated to be 8 to 10 ft long and 2ft wide, while he was swimming off the island’s north coast, at 9.15 am on Friday. Accord to a local official, the man endured serious injuries to his left arm, left leg and stomach, and is receiving critical care in a hospital in Trinidad and Tobago.
The incident happened just 10 metres from the beach, in Courland Bay. Eyewitnesses stated that other people in the water attempted to fight off the shark, but the victim was injured before he could be saved. Orion Jakerov, water sports manager at nearby Starfish Hotel, who saw the attacks said, “I don’t think they saw it. They were about waist height in the water, so they weren’t out of their depth. I think their backs were turned and they were just kind of lounging around. Nobody saw the shark coming.”
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