A very brief report on 21 February 2008 from ITN says a Tahitian spearfisherman, Apia Hauata, 26, was bitten by a shark on the face while spearfishing in a coral lagoon. The date and place of the attack are not reported.
The report says relatives took him to a local hospital where doctors stitched up his wounds.
Dr Ronan Richard is quoted as saying Hauata had fish that he had caught all around him when the attack happened.
"He suffered considerable wounds to the face including to the jaw and lower-lip with several punctures to the skin," the doctor said, but was expected to make a full recovery.
No other details were reported.
Sources:
Independent Television News
The report says relatives took him to a local hospital where doctors stitched up his wounds.
Dr Ronan Richard is quoted as saying Hauata had fish that he had caught all around him when the attack happened.
"He suffered considerable wounds to the face including to the jaw and lower-lip with several punctures to the skin," the doctor said, but was expected to make a full recovery.
No other details were reported.
Sources:
Independent Television News
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Independent Television News
Independent Television News
