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He Bit Me Five Times, as if He Were Tasting Me. I Yelled, Which Excited Him Even More and Became Increasingly Aggressive. He Was the Shock Story of the Triathlete Attacked by a Shark in Sardinia.

A training swim in the waters of Sardinia has turned into a close encounter with a shark for Giovanni Caselli, 28 years old, French triathlete on holiday on the island. The young man claims to have been bitten several times while he was in the open sea and to have managed to reach the shore bringing only superficial wounds. The story, reported by LaPresse, was told by the same Caselli to the French daily Midi Libre. The 28-year-old, native of Sè…

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Sharks are common in the waters around Sardinia, but encounters with them are rare. The Mediterranean Sea is home to dozens of species of these fish, most of which are harmless to humans. The incident in question occurred near Monti Russu beach in the northern part of the island. The tourist recounted on social media: "I entered the water for an intense swimming session as part of my triathlon training, and at one point I saw a shark in front of…

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A training swim in the waters of Sardinia has turned into a close encounter with a shark for Giovanni Caselli, 28 years old, French triathlete on holiday on the island. The young man claims to have been bitten several times while he was in the open sea and to have managed to reach the shore bringing only superficial wounds. The story, reported by LaPresse, was told by the same Caselli to the French daily Midi Libre. The 28-year-old, native of Sè…

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Moments of terror for a 28-year-old French boy, Giovanni Caselli, who ended up in the sights of a shark during a swim in Sardinia on the beach of Monti Russu. The young man, resident in...

A shark attacked a French tourist while he was swimming near a beach in Sardinia, the Italian daily Il Messaggero reported, citing the account of a 28-year-old man.

·Warszawa, Poland
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ilmessaggero.it broke the news on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
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