Ffootage of the incident showed the 37-year-old Jordanian hovering above the surface of the Red Sea when the shark suddenly leapt out of the water and sank its teeth in the man's leg.
Following the attack, emergency services rushed the man to Jordan's Prince Hashem Military Hospital. While his condition has been described as stable, the attack resulted in loss of back part of his foot as well as several tendons.
Mohammed Khalil Al Zabada of the College of Marine Sciences told local media that shark attacks in the Gulf of Aqaba are rare. According to him, there are many types of shark in the Red Sea, but they would not normally swim in shallow water off the Jordanian coast.
Several incidents of shark attack have been reported in the Red Sea in recent years.
Reader Comments
- tie yourself into a colourful oval shape
- bobbing up and down occasionally in the deep water
- being pulled through the deep water at a moderate boat speed
then you are a frigg'n fishing lure.
if something bites your ass off - you can't blame the fish because
you are a darwin award nominee.
ffs.
i was so saddened to hear that; poor kids
effing retarded parents ! darwin award winners by osmosis !