A snorkeler is reported to have been bitten by a shark off the UK shoreline final week. The swimmer suffered a leg harm and needed to be rescued by coastguard officers close to Penzance, Cornwall, shortly after midday on July 28.
The harm was confirmed by HM Coastguard who consider the incident to be a suspected shark chew.
A spokesperson stated: “HM Coastguard despatched Penzance Coastguard Rescue Group to satisfy a snorkeler who suffered a suspected shark chew. The coastguard was notified simply earlier than 12.30pm on Thursday, July 28. It's believed the swimmer suffered a leg harm. The coastguard crew met the casualty at Penzance Harbour to help with passing them into the care of the ambulance service.”
It isn't but recognized what kind of shark attacked the snorkeler, report Cornwall Reside. There are a number of sorts that go to Cornish waters every year, together with blue sharks, porbeagle sharks and basking sharks.
Shark assaults are extremely uncommon in Britain, nonetheless, with no unprovoked assaults stated to have occurred since data started in 1847, in keeping with Mirror On-line.
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