'Nobody saw the shark coming': British holidaymaker, 64, fights for his life ... trends now
A British tourist is fighting for his life after a bull shark attacked him while on holiday in the Caribbean yesterday.
Peter Smith, 64, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, lost some of his left fingers in the attack by Turtle Beach near the Starfish Hotel in Courland Bay, Tobago, at around 9am on Friday.
A few fingers were reattached but he has remained in intensive care at Tobago's Scarborough General Hospital with 'significant wounds' to his leg that will need 'extensive work'.
Tobagonian authorities have closed seven beaches as they search for the search to 'neutralise the threat' of the shark, which is 10ft long and two feet wide.
A water sports manager who saw the attack 10 yards from the shore said fellow holidaymakers tried to fight off the shark, which 'nobody saw coming'.
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Peter Smith, 64, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, lost some of his left hand's fingers in the attack in Tobago
A 64-year-old British tourist has been left fighting for his life after suffering a vicious attack from a bull shark while swimming in the sea in Tobago on Friday morning (File image)
Orion Jakerov, water sports manager at the Starfish Hotel, said: 'I don't think hey saw it.
'They were in about waist deep to shoulder-high water, so they weren't out of their depth.
'I think their backs were turned and they were just lounging around and nobody saw the shark coming.
'Even while the shark was doing the attack, the other people in the water were physically trying to fight off the shark.'
The man also reportedly suffered lacerations to his stomach.
Orion Jakerov (pictured), water sports manager at the Starfish Hotel, said: 'Nobody saw the shark coming'
The incident occurred close to the Starfish Hotel in Courland Bay (pictured), with the victim being named locally as Peter Smith, 64, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
