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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Swimmer bitten by shark while snorkelling off coast of Cornwall

Blue sharks off Penzance, Cornwall. They visit the UK from the Caribbean over the summer.
Blue sharks off Penzance, Cornwall. They visit the UK from the Caribbean over the summer. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

A swimmer has been bitten by a shark while snorkelling off the coast of Cornwall.

The person involved, whose name has not been disclosed, was reportedly bitten on the leg by a blue shark during an excursion near Penzance.

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