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Selfie-taking Brit tourist savaged by 700lb beast on visit to water park in Canary Islands

Leah Edgar, 20, wanted a snap of  8ft Rocky giving her a kiss on the cheek in Gran Canaria - but got a lot more than she'd bargained for when  he sank his teeth into her left thigh

A BRIT tourist was savaged by a 700lb sea lion as she waited for a selfie with it at a water park.

Leah Edgar, 20, wanted a snap of  8ft Rocky giving her a kiss on the cheek in Gran Canaria.

Leah Edgar, pictured with boyfriend Tom Feeley, was attacked by an 8ft sea lion while on holiday in the Canary Islands
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Leah Edgar, pictured with boyfriend Tom Feeley, was attacked by an 8ft sea lion while on holiday in the Canary IslandsCredit: Glen Minikin

But just before her turn it charged at her and sank its teeth into her left thigh.

It clung on for five seconds before releasing the screaming 5ft nursery nurse.

Rocky’s keeper, who was busy selling tickets to  visitors,  chased him away.  Leah was rushed to hospital.

Wound . . . Leah's thigh after being bitten by Rocky the sea lion
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Wound . . . Leah's thigh after being bitten by Rocky the sea lionCredit: Glen Minikin

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She said: “It started lumbering towards me at a rate of knots.

“It  stopped and stared inches from my face.

“I decided to look away and as I did it sneezed and grunted, and sank its tusks into my thigh. It was agony.”

Ordeal . . . close-up of the wounded leg with teeth marks
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Ordeal . . . close-up of the wounded leg with teeth marksCredit: Glen Minikin
Attack . . . Rocky the sea lion stands 8ft tall while Leah is a petite 5ft
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Attack . . . Rocky the sea lion stands 8ft tall while Leah is a petite 5ftCredit: Copyright unknown
Recovering . . . Leah's bandaged thigh after the attack in a Gran Canaria water park
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Recovering . . . Leah's bandaged thigh after the attack in a Gran Canaria water parkCredit: Glen Minikin

Leah  went to Aqualand Maspalomas with boyfriend Tom Feeley, 25, at the end of their   holiday to Meloneras in September.

They booked the trip through First Choice and paid 58 euros for water park tickets  from  Thomson Holidays. They paid an extra 12 euros to swim with Rocky.

Leah, of Keighley, West Yorks, was refunded but wants compensation from TUI, which owns First Choice and Thomson.

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