'Dinosaur-sized' shark kills tourist in South Africa

A Zimbabwean holidaymaker has been eaten by a gigantic shark off the coast of Cape Town. Witnesses on the beach watched Lloyd Skinner, 37, pulled under the water and dragged out to sea. One onlooker, Gregg Coppen, described the shark as being as "huge" as a "dinosaur", and "longer than a minibus". The Guardian reports Coppen as telling the Cape Times newspaper: "It was this giant shadow heading to something colourful. Then it sort of came out the water and took this colourful lump and went off with it. You could see its whole jaw wrap around the thing which turned out to be a person." Another witness, Kathy Geldenhuys, said: "My husband had just pointed out how far the man was swimming from the other people. He asked what would happen if he was attacked by a shark, because he was so far away. The words were hardly cold when the shark attacked that man. The shark attacked twice; it turned and attacked the man again; I just saw the blood on the water. "Only when it was attacking did I see the fin, but then I could see the whole body under the water. It was a very big shark... It came from below and grabbed the man. Part of his body was gone." Authorities sent four rescue boats and a helicopter to search for the victim. Ian Klopper, a spokesman for the National Sea Rescue Institute, said: "You can rule out any chance of finding him alive. Whether we find body parts, it's very unlikely. We think the shark took everything." The attack occurred at Fish Hoek beach, one of South Africa's most popular holiday destinations. It has prompted calls for an electronic shark warning system to be introduced in the area.(my view)-Well you do wonder into their home.......do they walk into our house?...NO so shut up!