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A 64-year-old British tourist has been left fighting for his life after enduring a vicious shark attack while swimming in the sea in Tobago.
The horrific incident, which happened close to the shore on Turtle Beach, on the southwestern edge of the island, resulted in the tourist receiving several serious injuries, including 'losing an arm and a leg'.
He also received a laceration to his stomach, The Mirror reports.
The victim has been named locally as Peter Smith of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire and he is currently in serious condition at Scarborough General Hospital, The Telegraph reports.
Witnesses believe a bull shark, measuring up to ten feet long and two feet in width, approached Mr Smith just 10 metres away from the shore in waist-deep water close to the Starfish Hotel in Courland Bay around 9am on Friday morning.
A 64-year-old British tourist has been left fighting for his life after enduring a vicious attack by a bull shark while swimming in the sea in Tobago on Friday morning (file pic)
The incident occurred close to the Starfish Hotel in Courland Bay, with the victim being named locally as Peter Smith, 64, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Speaking to Tobago Channel 5, witness Stephanie Wright, from West
