An Italian vacationer was fatally attacked by a shark off a Caribbean island, in keeping with reviews.
The 56-year-old sufferer, recognized by native media as Antonio Roseto Degli Abruzzi, was swimming close to a cliff off Colombia’s San Andrés island Friday when he was bitten in the fitting leg by an 8-foot tiger shark, reviews mentioned.
He died of extreme blood loss, authorities mentioned.
The incident occurred in an space known as “La Piscinita” — a well-liked snorkeling space on the southwest aspect of San Andres about 235 miles off the coast of Nicaragua and round 470 miles north of the Colombian mainland.
It occurred in an space with few swimmers, AFP reported, citing native media.
Diving teacher Mirla Zambrano mentioned the incident was the primary shark assault on a vacationer in San Adres.
“We're all very shocked,” mentioned Zambrano, 50, in keeping with The Each day Mirror.
An island authorities spokesman confirmed to the tabloid, “There are diving packages with professionals during which sharks go close by, however nothing has ever occurred.”
Marine biologist Rodrigo Lopez informed The Mirror that “persons are very apprehensive” concerning the incident.
“A witness mentioned the person who was attacked was a great swimmer and had been within the sea for fairly some time, and when he went additional out a second time after coming again in direction of the shore, started to shout out for assist and was surrounded by blood,” Lopez defined.
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