Aquarium may prosecute shark tank skinny-dipper
 

Aquarium may prosecute shark tank skinny-dipper

A Brighton aquarium is investigating after a comedian went skinny-dipping in its shark tank for a £1 bet.

Staff at Brighton Sea Life Centre weren't impressed when Guy Venables stripped off and jumped into a tank containing sharks, turtles and fish.

Staff claim Mr Venables' stunt endangered the sea life, according to The Argus.

The 34-year-old entered the centre with a hired film crew and, after watching the creatures on show, he went into the room with the tank.

The Argus says he placed a fake sign on the door which read: "Closed for five minutes for fumigation" to prevent interruptions.

Mr Venables said: "I took everything off except my goggles and just climbed in. It wasn't the sharks I was scared of most - it was the turtles. They were huge and looked very frightening."

The centre's general manager, Toby Forer, said: "We are investigating this incident, which we take very seriously. It was a reckless act. We are looking at CCTV footage and will prosecute if necessary."

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Sounds like a near-miss at winning a Darwin award.

If he'd have had his dick bit off, it would be a definite contender :P

most of those tanks only contain grey nurse and a few small reef sharks.. safe as houses.

Where do you live?

:1orglaugh

umm...yeah, sure.

Dumb ass!

Interesting thought. Have there been Darwin awards awarded for loss of reproductive ability? It's certainly within the concept, though they tend to go to people who *die* in stupid ways.