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An Australian man got the whole tooth after a six-year legal battle to retrieve a souvenir from the 18-foot Great white shark that almost killed him.
At Fishery Bay in the state of South Australia in 2015, surfer Chris Blowes lost his left leg in a shark attack that left him in a coma for 10 days.
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The shark’s tooth became lodged in his surfboard but, under state law, possession of animal parts of protected species was illegal and punishable by two years’ jail time and thousands in fines.
Blowes, now 32, asked several times for the tooth, which police had handed to the authorities. It was stuck in my board, Blowes said. I would never kill a shark for its tooth but it took my leg [so] I can t see any reason why I can t have that.” Blowes said he was keeping the tooth in a case at his house, and taking it to motivational talks he gave. It s a good souvenir to show my grandchildren, he said. South Australia Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham said allowing Blowes to have the tooth was the least the department could do, the
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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.