Shark ‘bites surfer’ at Bantham in Devon
Jessica and I were in Newquay earlier this week. Little did we realize the surfers were taking such a risk – incidentally one shop on the front was offering “Wetsuits from £10” – neither of us were tempted!
A surfer said he fought with a “small shark” after being bitten off Bantham beach in south Devon.
Teacher Rich Thomson, 30, was left with a bruised leg and cuts to his hands after he hit it on the head.
No other incident of this type has happened to surfers in UK waters, according to experts who said the shark could have been a smooth hound.
Mr Thomson said the shark, estimated at about 1m (3ft) long, “grabbed me on the leg”.