Man in hospital after shark attack off Plymouth
AN angler has been taken to hospital after a shark lashed out at him, puncturing his arm causing him to bleed heavily.
The 39-year-old local man was fishing two miles south of the Mewstone Rock when the incident happened at around 12.50pm.
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He had been on the 18-foot Shetland day angler called Betty Boop with two other men.
He is believed to have landed a spur dog, a small deep water shark with a sharp spine on the dorsal fin.
Dave Milford, Plymouth Lifeboat coxswain who went out to recover the man, said: "He'd brought it on board the boat and had been taking the hook out when the spine punctured his right fore arm.
"There was a lot of blood – it looked like it could have punctured an artery. An injury like that is very uncommon."
After receiving a call from the boat, the Plymouth lifeboat attended the scene, bandaged the injured man's arm and took off the boat.
The Plymouth coastguard team got him ashore at the lifeboat station ay Millbay and he was taken to Derriford Hospital by ambulance.
His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
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by frankie, glasgow
Thursday, January 14 2010, 10:34PM
“lovely eating the spurdog.Get it in the pot love tae hear the old veggies getting ther bit in get a pork chop in your gub and shut up lol lol lol lol lol”
by pedro, plymouth
Thursday, October 08 2009, 8:31PM
“zahra you say you got the facts ? ,were you there?you?an environmental scientist, god help our planet when dingbats like you can make such comments.”
by zahra, plymouth
Wednesday, October 07 2009, 2:46PM
“Oh and a pat on the back for MR.shark.”
by zahra, plymouth
Wednesday, October 07 2009, 2:43PM
“Haha how very kind of you. Excuse me Woodford Janners no i am not a vegan! I'm sure i have more of the facts than you. I am an Environmental Scientist so am more aware of the repercussions than you are! Oh and do i prussume you are some sort of selfrightious twit?? And i think we all know that the roots of your frustion lie somewhere with in your bedroom activities... or lack of.”
by C, Plymouth
Sunday, October 04 2009, 6:55PM
“There's more than one shark in Plymouth then?”
by pete goffin, plymouth
Sunday, October 04 2009, 4:31PM
“mick plymouth
dont be such a plonker”
by Mick, Barbican
Sunday, October 04 2009, 3:21PM
“I once saw a yobbish angler stamping on the head of an eel to kill it in front of tourists (including kids), maybe it was a mate of the shark and the shark was giving payback”
by Crater Kid, Hooe.
Sunday, October 04 2009, 2:44PM
“That's not, no, surely not, it can't be THE 'Barnacle Bill', Goppin?”
by woodford janners, p
Sunday, October 04 2009, 1:33PM
“FACTS;
Lifeboat wasnt called; coastguard called them
Didnt ask herald to print story
We agree that headline is OTT
Blood was spurting across boat from wound
He is not a numpty
and Zahra....... Do I presume that you are a vegan?
We do find some of the comments amusing but disagree when comments are personal especially when you dont know all the facts...”
by Spongebob Squarepants, A pineapple under the sea
Sunday, October 04 2009, 9:28AM
“Hey where is my neighbour Barbie the Dogfish? SQUIDWORD....”