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If a shark were to eat a diver, would it be able to digest the wetsuit?

Tiger sharks and diver  in the Bahamas
Diver and tiger shark ... could it deal with the wrapping? Photograph: Ellen Cuylaerts / Barcroft Media

If a shark were to eat a diver who was wearing a wetsuit, would the shark be able to digest the wetsuit along with the swimmer? If not, how would the shark dispose of it? I’m imagining the shark could open one end and squeeze the swimmer out like a tube of toothpaste ...

Mike Leale, Hastings

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