Shark attack traumatizes tourists
January 14, 2010
Tourists and residents in Cape Town, South Africa have been relating stories of how they watched as a swimmer was eaten by a large shark. One resident even logged onto his Twitter account to tell readers how he had just seen what looked like a person get eaten by a massive shark in the sea directly in front of his house. Another witness said that he and his friends had been swimming near the victim at the time of the attack. Kyle Johnston explained that he was chest deep in the water when he looked to the shore to see people waving at him with their hands and beach towels. He said it was then that he saw what looked like blood in the water. Dane Leo who was in the sea with Mr. Johnston said that he thought the people on the shore were joking until he saw a fin in amongst the blood.
It has been confirmed that the shark attack victim was 37-year-old Lloyd Skinner from Zimbabwe. Phyllis McCartain from the U.K. also witnessed the event. She described how the shark, which experts believe was probably a Great White, carried Mr. Skinner in its mouth and that the sea was full of blood. Her friend Dennis Lundon from Ireland said that he saw Mr. Skinner being pushed out of the water by the shark. He said he was going to try very hard to get the image out of his mind. Mr. Skinner’s girlfriend also witnessed the attack and is reportedly undergoing counselling to help her come to terms with the experience.
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