Bahamas Shark Attack on British Boy: ‘It Was Like a Scene Out of Jaws’
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An eight-year-old British boy was reportedly bitten by sharks while on vacation in the Bahamas, last week.
According to British tabloid newspaper, The Sun, the boy Finley Downer was attacked by three nurse sharks at Compass Cay, Exuma when his sister pulled him to safety.
His father, Michael Downer said, “My son could have been killed. It was like a scene out of Jaws.”
During the tour, Finley and his other children, wandered near a lagoon, when he heard screams, “There was so much blood. Bits of his leg were hanging off,” Michael said.
The child was reportedly taken to a nearby clinic on a golf cart and later transported to Nassau for a three-hour operation on his legs.
Michael says he is angry that they were never warned that the sharks were dangerous. However, tour operator Exuma Escapes said the family wandered over to a lagoon not used on its tour.
Photo credit: The Sun
