French tourist lost both her hands to a shark attack in Polynesia (File)
Papeete, France:
A French tourist has been seriously injured in a rare shark attack in the palm-fringed Pacific islands of Polynesia, emergency services said Tuesday.
The 35-year-old woman was swimming during a whale-watching trip on Monday in the French overseas territory when the oceanic whitetip shark tore into her chest and arms.
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"Luckily for her, there were two nurses on the scene who could deliver first aid," firefighter Jean-Jacques Riveta told AFP.
The woman lost both hands and a lot of blood in the attack and was airlifted to hospital, he said.
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