Still Waters Posted September 2, 2008 #1 Share Posted September 2, 2008 A sea angler was bitten by a shark he was holding after catching it near Lundy Island, off the north coast of Devon. Stephen Perkins, 52, from the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales was lifting up the blue shark for a photo, when it wrapped its jaw around his wrist. Mr Perkins was flown to hospital and had reconstructive surgery to repair the "crush and rip" damage to his arm. He said next time he would remember to pick the shark up by "the blunt end". The angler said: "We don't harm the sharks when we hook them, we just take a picture and put them back in the water. "The one I got was pretty lively and having put its jaw around my wrist it then let go. "The scariest bit to be honest was going up in the helicopter. "It won't put me off fishing again, next time I will remember to pick the shark up by the blunt end." Mr Perkins was initially taken to North Devon District Hospital after the incident on Saturday. More Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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