A British man seriously injured in a shark attack in Tobago is “aware of what is happening” and “able to communicate”, his wife has said.

Peter Smith, 64, was on the Caribbean island with wife Jo and friends when he was attacked in Courland Bay on Friday morning.

Two of the friends stayed in the water to “battle the shark”, Mrs Smith said.

Her husband is in intensive care in the island’s Scarborough General Hospital, where he is in a stable condition.

“Peter has suffered damage to his left arm and leg, puncture wounds to the abdomen and injuries to his right hand, the full extent of which are still being evaluated,” said Mrs Smith, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

Hospital medics are now deciding on “the future course of treatment”, she added.

The Tobago House of Assembly said the incident involved a bull shark estimated to be eight to 10 ft (2.4m to 3m) long and 2ft (60cm) wide.

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