A diver who was attacked by a shark off the UK coast has injured his leg and has to be taken to hospital, the Coast Guard said.
The victim was met by a rescue team at Penzance Harbor in Cornwall on Thursday after a suspected shark bite.
Shark Attacks are very rare in UK waters and this will be the first report of injuries since 2018.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coast Guard said: “HM Coastguard has dispatched the Penzance Coast Rescue Team to meet a diver suspected of being bitten by a shark.
“The Coast Guard was notified shortly before 12.30pm on Thursday, July 28. It is believed the swimmer suffered a leg injury.
“The Coast Guard met the victim at Penzance harbor to assist in getting them into ambulance care.”
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The local ambulance commission confirmed that paramedics were called to an incident on the coast in Penzance, and a patient was taken to a hospital in Truro.
In 2018, a fisherman was was bitten on the leg by a shark after pulling the animal onto his boat off the coast of Cornwall.
