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Tourist has hand, thigh severed after being mauled by bull shark in Caribbean: 'Lucky to be alive'

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A 64-year-old man lost his arm and leg while on vacation after being mauled by a bull shark just 30 feet from shore.

A 64-year-old British tourist has lost his arm and leg after being mauled by a bull shark on the southeastern Caribbean island of Tobago.According to Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, Peter Smith was in waist-deep water when the attack happened near the Starfish Resort in Courland Bay, a popular tourist destination in Tobago.Augustine said the bull shark was approximately 8 to 10 feet long, and 2 feet wide.

He said the victim’s left hand had been severed from the elbow down, his left thigh was also severed, and he also received lacerations to his stomach.TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FACING 'NATIONAL EMERGENCY' AFTER MAJOR COASTAL OIL SPILLPhotos from the Chief Secretary's office showed graphic images of Smith's severe shark bites along his body.

 

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