A GERMAN tourist has been mauled in a bloody shark attack in front of horrified beachgoers in Thailand.
Elke Maier, 57, screamed in pain when the beast sank its teeth into her leg while she was swimming in front of her hotel in Phang Nga.
ViralPressA tourist was mauled by a shark in a Thailand beach[/caption]
The 57-year-old was rushed to hospital after Friday’s horror attackViralPress
Shocked tourists helped her to hobble ashore as blood spilt onto the sand from a gaping 12 inches (30cm) wound on her left lower leg.
Elke was rushed from Khao Lak beach to the local hospital before being transferred to a larger facility in Phuket for emergency surgery.
She has been recovering there since Friday and will have a second operation today.
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