Man Who Lost His Leg In Shark Attack Wins Right To Keep Its Tooth
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He was in a coma for 10 days before bouncing back to life
Blowes thanked Australia's Primary Industries minister for allowing him to keep the tooth
A surfer who lost his leg in a shark attack has been waging a legal battle for the last six years — no, it wasn't for any compensation but to own his attacker's tooth. He has now won the right to keep the beast's tooth that got wedged in his surfboard.
Chris Blowes was attacked by a shark while he was surfing at Fishery Bay in South Australia on April 25, 2015. "It shook me about and played with me for a bit," he told BBC. "And it ended up pulling my leg off." He was 26 years old when the attack happened.