and eight-foot long shark is terrifying
bathers at beaches near the tourist
hotspot of Mavs panicked bathers ran out
of the sea after a blue shark came close
to the shore at midday on Saturday in
all it is Majorca and today authorities
closed in to the beach following a
second sighting off nearby column-major
a 10-minute drive east along the coast
towards Palma the beach has now reopened
although lifeguards in the water were
stopping people from swimming too far
out others kept watch on rocks near the
beach so they could alert colleagues if
the fish returned one local said first
haters sounded the alarm by yelling
everyone out of the water a local
council spokesman said it was believed
to be the same one that had terrified
bathers analysis the new scare happened
around 9:00 a.m. this morning
according to reports lifeguards are said
to have ordered people out of the water
before hoisting
up the red flag and alerting police
because it happened earlier on in the
day there were less people in the sea at
the time a spokesman for Cal via Council
which covers ill it is confirmed the
blue shark had approached the shoreline
between the date and 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday and said it was thought to be
the same one seen on Sunday morning she
added it approached the beach at two
litters yesterday between 12:00 and 1:00
p.m. it was kept under control and the
beach is being watched as well today the
one seen off column-major appears to be
the same one it has been kept under
close watch since early morning
according to reports the shark came and
went within five minutes on Saturday
sparking pandemonium among those who had
seen it as well as those who hadn't but
were caught up in the drama caused by
bathers racing out of the water
extraordinary photos taken by stand on
lookers show the shark swimming towards
a group of people including children on
Lila's several guard were alerted and
civil protection workers monitored the
area for several hours afterwards to
make sure the shark known as a tentura
in Spanish did not reappear the fish is
thought to have neared the shore after
becoming disorientated and vanished
after swimming back out to sea
a blue shark was blamed for an attack on
a swimmer off a popular of easy holiday
beach last month which left him needed
emergency hospital treatment the Spanish
pensioner was treated for a 2 inch gash
to his hand just over a week ago after
being bitten off the beach at Playa Dan
basa home two famous clubs like hush-a
iya and one of the most popular
destinations on the visas for British
and Irish tourists several people are
said to have left the water after the
incident although the beach was not
closed to swimmers first-aiders launched
a search for the fish but abandoned
their hunt after about an hour when they
failed to find any sign of it the bite
victim an 82 year old man was discharged
from Kim misses hospital near avizo town
following treatment some four hours
after he had been admitted blue sharks
are one of the most common species of
sharks in the Mediterranean the same
type of shark was blamed for an attack
on a holiday maker in Elche near
Alicante last July the 40 year old
victim was rushed to hospital and given
stitches to a wound in his hand first
painters describe the bite as large and
said he had come out of the sea with
blood streaming from the injury the
drama happened at LJ's Paramus del Sol
beach ìletís is part of the
municipality of Kalia and around six
miles to the west of the major can
capital Palma it is a short drive from
Palmanova and marvel youth which are
both popular resorts Woodbridge and in
the same municipality
