AMMAN — Thirty-seven-year-old Maher Al-Abbadi,
who was attacked by a
shark on Friday, has recovered from serious injuries and
is expected to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, Abbadi told Jordan
News.
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A source at the Aqaba-based Prince Hashem
Hospital, where the boat operator was being treated, confirmed the recovery and
the discharge date, noting that the man went under a tendon repair surgery.
Abbadi, who works for the Aqaba Marine
Commission, said over the phone that he was parasailing in Aqaba, accompanied
by a trainer when he touched the water surface with his feet once the balloon
went low enough.
“Apparently, the move provoked the sharks, especially
since it is breeding season,” he said.
On Tuesday, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone
Authority (
ASEZA) told Al-Ghad that special teams conducted a sweep of the marine area
but found no signs of sharks.
However, a marine expert told Jordan News on
condition of anonymity that the kind of shark that attacked Abbadi was a Mako
Shark, which is a migrating shark that might be found in deep waters in the Red
Sea, above 700 meters.
Mohammad Qatawneh from the
Aqaba International Dive Center had told Jordan News that shark attacks in the
Gulf of Aqaba are rare.
“The shark attack garnered a lot of media
attention. Truthfully, it scared a lot of people, but this is something that
can take place anywhere,” Qatawneh said. “In Karak for example, there are
snakes and scorpions. … but in the end, they’re not dangerous enough to scare
people away. … I’ve been diving for 20 years, this is the first I’ve heard of a
shark attack.”
“There are many types of sharks,” he added. “We
have reef sharks, guitar sharks, and many other types but none are dangerous.”
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