Diver Sues Aquarium After Shark Bites Ear

A 24-year-old man is suing Shanghai Changfeng Park after a shark in its aquarium bit his ear and head while he was scuba diving. The Putuo District People's Court held an evidentiary hearing in the case yesterday. Zhang Liang is seeking 415,000 yuan (US$51,235) in compensation, including 400,000 yuan for mental anguish. Zhang said he went to the park with two friends to dive with sharks in the aquarium on the afternoon of July 17. Zhang, who is a certified scuba diver, and his friends were accompanied by two diving coaches. After their 15-minute dive was up, the coaches gestured to the three men to swim to the surface of the aquarium.Zhang said at that point a 3.5-meter-long shark swam up to him from behind and bit the right side of his head and his ear.