The event took place on the island of San Andrés, one of the most important tourist spots in the country. The athlete only had minor injuries.
The area known as Nirvana, located in the Colombian San Andres Islands, is a great tourist and sports attraction due to its warm and paradisiacal waters. However, these characteristics also become attractive for the presence of sharks.
This is why an emergency was issued last Tuesday after a group of divers saw each other cornered by several sharks white-tip oceanic, a species that is usually seen in much deeper areas than where it was found.
Christian Castanoone of the athletes who was in the place, was attacked by one of the sharks, and shared photos on his Instagram account in which you can see the bandages that he must use on both hands and one of his legs. “You should see how the shark turned out,” she captioned the image.
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According to the environmental authorities of the Colombian archipelago of San Andrés y Providencia, Coralina, the victim was practicing apnea (underwater resistance without oxygen equipment) when they were surprised. “One of the sharks bit out of curiositya situation that did not escalate thanks to the rapid reaction of personnel who were in the area and managed to provide help to the divers,” they added.
The injured diver remained conscious and on his own during the rescue, and the Clarence Lynd Newball Hospital, where he was taken, said he suffered “multiple wounds in the upper limbs and the lower right limb.” xThe lesions were sutured “without any kind of complication” and he was discharged overnight.
History of shark attacks in the area
“It is important to remind the community that sharks They are in their natural habitat and it is the man who enters their domains, therefore, it is necessary to have greater respect for nature and take precautions in the face of this type of encounter, ”they assured.
Last year, an Italian tourist died in the area after being attacked by a shark while swimming near a cliff. In April this year, Coralina issued a warning against tour operators who dump pig bodies into the sea to attract sharks and offer sightings near the island.
In Colombia the sharks are protected by national regulationsand in San Andrés and Providencia they are part of the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve and Marine Protected Area, so attacking them can bring environmental and judicial sanctions, even with custodial sentences.
Source: Ambito
