INJURED - 2 November 2005 - Club Sunterra Resort, St Martin, Caribbean - swimmer attacked

James Bumpers from Buffalo, New York, US, was was bitten on the right leg by a small shark while swimming off the beach at the Club Sunterra Resort on St Martin island in the Caribbean. He was on vacation with his wife Phyllis according to News 4 media.

Bumpers told News 4: “All of a sudden I heard and I felt something hit my leg.

“Honestly I couldn't feel the pain until after I got to the emergency room. I started feeling a little pain when [the doctor] starting sewing me up.”

The two doctors on St Martin concluded it was a small shark (no species identified) that sunk its teeth into Bumpers’ leg. The injuries were minor.

Sources: News 4