Brit tourist, 64, savaged by a Bull shark in the Caribbean last week is flown ... trends now
A British tourist who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being savaged by a bull shark during a Caribbean holiday has been flown to Miami for further treatment.
Peter Smith, 64, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, lost fingers from his left hand, sustained puncture wounds to the abdomen and suffered a serious leg injury in the attack by Turtle Beach near the Starfish Hotel in Courland Bay, Tobago, at around 9am on Friday.
Surgeons at Tobago's Scarborough General Hospital managed to reattach several of his fingers but he was kept in intensive care with his leg in tatters.
Now Mr Smith has been flown by air ambulance to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.
Tobago's Health Secretary Dr Faith B. Yisrael said Mr Smith was successfully transferred from the Scarborough General Hospital to the A.N.R. Robinson International Airport at 10.57pm on Monday before being flown out a little after midnight.
Peter Smith, 64, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, (pictured) lost fingers and sustained major limb injuries in the attack by Turtle Beach near the Starfish Hotel in Courland Bay, Tobago
Surgeons at Tobago's Scarborough General Hospital managed to reattach several of his fingers but he was kept in intensive care with his leg in tatters
Dr Yisrael said: 'He was airlifted out of Tobago at approximately 12.05am on Tuesday, arriving in Miami at 3.51am.
'He is now in the care of medical professionals at Jackson Memorial Hospital.'
Earlier this week, his wife Jo has said he was awake and communicating with his medical team.
'Peter is aware of what is happening and is able to communicate a little, although he is still under strong medication,' Jo said.
She went on to thank 'all those that assisted at the scene, especially the two friends that remained in the water to battle the shark, and the wonderfully kind people of Tobago for all their help and support'.
Mr Smith was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. A few of his 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'
The British holidaymaker is being treated intensive care at Tobago's Scarborough General Hospital
A shark (pictured) was spotted further down the coast in Buccoo after the attack
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'.
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
