22-07-2025
Shark attack off Brit hols hotspot Canary Islands as surfer mauled by beast & left with deep gashes on leg
A SURFER was bitten by shark in a horror attack just off the second largest Canary island.
The man was hovering above the waters of Fuerteventura, practising the sport of Downward Foiling when the shark attacked his board and bit him deeply in the leg.
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Spanish TV channel Antena 3 reported on the terrifying attack, explaining that the man was practising downwind foiling - a sport where a surfer uses a hydrofoil board to glide smoothly over the ocean's surface.
The outlet published a video showing two bloody gashes just below the man's knee.
His wounds - described as "deep" - gave rise to panic.
Luckily, no tragedy occurred, and the man was able to make his way back to the shore in the area of Los Molinos, located on the west coast of Fuerteventura.
No details are given about how the man fought off the shark.
Sharks have been spotted before off Fuerteventura and beaches have had to be closed when jet ski patrols raised the alert.
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