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Giant lobster attacks diver in Dorset
A diver yesterday described how he wrestled with a 3ft lobster after it attacked him in Dorset at the weekend. Chris Hovard, 51, was diving near Weymouth jetty when the 10lb 4oz lobster approached him. He was forced to wrestle the creature, estimated to be 50 years old, into a string bag after it scuttled towards him with snapping claws. Mr Hovard said: "The lobster came at me, its claws snapping. I could hardly get my hand across the back of its shell. I managed to get it with a pincer movement." Mr Hovard, of Wyke Regis, Dorset, took the lobster to the Sea Life Park in Weymouth.
Press Association
A diver yesterday described how he wrestled with a 3ft lobster after it attacked him in Dorset at the weekend. Chris Hovard, 51, was diving near Weymouth jetty when the 10lb 4oz lobster approached him. He was forced to wrestle the creature, estimated to be 50 years old, into a string bag after it scuttled towards him with snapping claws. Mr Hovard said: "The lobster came at me, its claws snapping. I could hardly get my hand across the back of its shell. I managed to get it with a pincer movement." Mr Hovard, of Wyke Regis, Dorset, took the lobster to the Sea Life Park in Weymouth.
Press Association