Shark forces beach closure in Cádiz and fisherman bitten in the Basque Country
Thursday, August 29, 2013 @ 2:56 PM
A BEACH in Cádiz was closed yesterday (Tuesday) when a shark was detected in the sea after a 50-year-old man was bitten by one off a Basque Country shore.
The Torreguadiaro beach in San Roque on the Costa de la Luz was blocked off for five hours and sun-seekers sent home when a shark of two metres (6'6”) in length was seen very close to the shore.
A woman who had been sunning herself on the beach at the time called the 112 emergency hotline and a team of rescue forces, including the Local Police, Guardia Civil, SEPRONA environmental protection officers and the Civil Protection squad went out in boats to shoo it away.
It is believed to be a Blue Shark, however, which feeds on small fish and is relatively harmless to humans unless cornered or under threat.
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