Horror in Thailand
57-year-old woman bitten by shark in Thailand
A 57-year-old German woman experienced a nightmare instead of a dream vacation on the beach of Phang Nga in Thailand. She went swimming near her hotel on Khao Lak Beach at around 11 a.m. last Friday when she was attacked by a shark close to the shore.
The shark tore open Elke M.'s lower leg before shocked eyewitnesses were able to pull the woman out of the water.
Her deep wound, about 30 centimeters long, was treated in hospital before the woman was taken to Phuket for emergency surgery, according to Bild.
The authorities expressed concern - shark attacks in the region are rare. A warning sign was put up on the beach. This now warns of "harmful and poisonous marine animals".
Experts: "Shark bites very unlikely"
Experts repeatedly emphasize that the probability of being bitten by a shark is extremely low. According to the University of Florida's scientific database for worldwide shark attacks (Isaf), there were 69 unprovoked shark attacks last year in which people were injured or killed. The number of deaths was ten.
Animals "not aggressive"
More than 800 shark attacks were recorded between 2010 and 2019. There have already been more than half a dozen so far this year. The majority of attacks have occurred in the United States and Australia. However, experts emphasize that the animals are not behaving more aggressively than in the past. On the contrary, shark attacks have increasingly become part of the news coverage.
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