Voracious Fish Struck Once Before

A fewer days ago, connected July 23rd, Euro Weekly News reported connected an chartless marine species, believed to beryllium voracious triggerfish, which attacked an 85-year-old Italian tourer connected nan Playa de Palma’s Balenario 6 section.

Local authorities promptly closed nan formation and issued a afloat reddish alert. Initially, location were fears that a shark could beryllium responsible, but experts constituent to nan triggerfish, bluefish aliases a stingray. The Italian tourer was rushed to nan infirmary to get her calf attended to.

Well, it had already happened before. Local Calvia resident Annette Cristensen was astatine nan formation adjacent her location pinch her hubby and children erstwhile a mini but very fierce food attacked her.

‘Can’t hold to backmost into nan water’

Cristensen is now astatine home, though still undergoing regular curen for wounds to her leg, terrible capable to support her confined indoors during nan summertime power successful Mallorca.

“They must person liked my aged skin,” she joked successful an exclusive interview pinch nan Majorca Daily Bulletin. Despite nan uncommon attack, nan Calvia resident said she is eager to bathe successful nan sea. “I can’t hold to spell backmost into nan water. It is simply a nightmare being stuck astatine location successful nan summer.”

Tourists look unfazed by nan attack, and down astatine nan beach, it is business arsenic accustomed pinch group enjoying nan beautiful Mediterranean waters arsenic always.

These are not nan first reports of biting food this summer. Last month, respective akin incidents were reported successful Mallorca, 1 of nan astir celebrated islands of nan Balearic Islands.