British tourist fighting for his life after shark attack on holiday in Tobago
British tourist Peter Smith was attacked by a bull shark as he reportedly swam just 30ft from the shore in Tobago on Friday
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British tourist Peter Smith was attacked by a bull shark as he reportedly swam just 30ft from the shore in Tobago on Friday
A British tourist is in intensive care on a Caribbean island after being seriously injured in a shark attack.
Peter Smith, 64, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, lost some of his left hand's fingers (pictured) in the attack by Turtle Beach in Courland Bay, Tobago, at around 9am on Friday.
The incident involved a bull shark estimated to be eight to 2.4m to 3m long and 60cm wide.
A bounty of $10,000, like in the film Jaws, was put up by authorities in the Caribbean island of Tobago creating a stir following a shark attack on a British tourist from Hertfordshire before it was withdrawn