Overview
- The victim, 31-year-old Spanish gynaecologist Borja Garcia Sousa, was bitten near Kooddoo on Monday and surgeons later amputated a leg.
- He was taken to Gaafu Alif Atoll Hospital and then airlifted to ADK Hospital in Malé, where he remains in intensive care.
- Police opened an investigation after his wife filed a negligence complaint against the tour organiser.
- The group entered the water near a fish processing plant known for shark activity, with local reports saying waste dumping paused for about a week and may have primed sharks to attack.
- Authorities have not confirmed the species, and reports note spinner sharks in the area with some not ruling out a bull shark as experts warn that closer tourist–shark contact is driving more incidents.