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| Hooked shark bites angler's arm | Hooked shark bites angler's arm |
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| A sea angler was bitten by a shark he was holding after catching it near Lundy island, off the north coast of Devon. | 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 South 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. | 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 sharks up by "the blunt end". | He said next time he would remember to pick sharks 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 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. Having put its jaw around my wrist it then let go Stephen Perkins | "The one I got was pretty lively and having put its jaw around my wrist it then let go. Having put its jaw around my wrist it then let go Stephen Perkins |
| "The scariest bit to be honest was going up in the helicopter. | "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." | "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. | Mr Perkins was initially taken to North Devon District Hospital after the incident on Saturday. |
| He was transferred to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for surgery to repair what the hospital called, "crush and rip" damage to his forearm. | He was transferred to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for surgery to repair what the hospital called, "crush and rip" damage to his forearm. |
| There was no bone or muscle damage but he will now need physiotherapy to aid his recovery. | There was no bone or muscle damage but he will now need physiotherapy to aid his recovery. |
| According to the Shark Trust blue sharks are a seasonal visitor to British waters. | According to the Shark Trust blue sharks are a seasonal visitor to British waters. |
| They can grow up to 8ft (2.5m) long. | They can grow up to 8ft (2.5m) long. |