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A shark attacked a British tourist connected Friday successful nan southeastern Caribbean, prompting nan authorities of Trinidad & Tobago to adjacent 7 beaches and a marine park. The man was hospitalized successful an intensive attraction portion pursuing nan attack, officials said.
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The closure included beaches on nan northwestern seashore of nan land of Tobago. The onslaught occurred astatine Turtle Beach on Great Courland Bay.
A shark onslaught connected a British tourer successful nan southeastern Caribbean prompted nan authorities of Trinidad and Tobago to adjacent 7 beaches and a marine park. (Encyclopaedia Britannica/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The authorities said successful a connection that shark sightings were reported successful nan Grafton area and nan Buccoo Reef Marine Park. Officials said nan closures will let nan Coast Guard and Department of Fisheries to analyse nan incident and "neutralize nan shark threat, if possible."
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Shark attacks are rare. Last year, location were 69 unprovoked attacks and 22 provoked bites worldwide, on pinch 14 fatalities, according to nan Florida-based International Shark Attack File.
