Saturday, October 22, 2005

INJURED - 17 July 2005 - Shanghai Aquarium - scuba diver attacked - sues aquarium

A scuba diver who was attacked while diving in the Shanghai Aquarium is sueing the aquarium owners, according to a report in the China Daily.

An experienced scuba diver, bitten by a 3-metre shark while swimming in a Shanghai aquarium, was so traumatized by the experience he is afraid of even getting into the bath.

Zhang went diving in the park on July 17, this year. Chen contends that as Zhang swam to the surface, a 3-metre-long shark suddenly attacked him from behind.

"He was bitten by the shark on the top and right side of the head and the right ear," Chen said.

"A fragment of shark's tooth, about three centimetres long, was still embedded in his head when he was rushed to hospital.


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