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South Africa: Surfer survives shark attack

South Africa: Surfer survives shark attack

By DAVID MACGREGOR (for DispatchOnline) on June 19, 2013   AN EAST London surfer is lucky to be alive after a shark bit a chunk out of his board at Queensberry Bay. Kevin Bracey suffered minor lacerations around his knee when the shark attacked him while he was paddling out with a friend, Dave Boatwright,

Hawaii: Shark bites swimmer at Big Island beach

Hawaii: Shark bites swimmer at Big Island beach

News Release DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES For Immediate Release June 18, 2013 ——————- KEKAHA KAI STATE PARK CLOSED TODAY DUE TO SHARK INCIDENT KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) this afternoon closed Mahaiula and Kua Bay sections of Kekaha Kai State Park due to a shark incident earlier

Teenager Recovering From Shark Bites on Hand, Leg

Teenager Recovering From Shark Bites on Hand, Leg

By Associated Press, SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas June 18, 2013 A teenager is recovering after being bitten by as shark as he was standing in waist-deep water at a Texas beach. Surfside Beach Assistant Police Chief Gregg Bisso says the 15-year-old boy was with a group Monday afternoon when a shark bit him on the left

Man Fishing In The Florida Keys Bitten By Lemon Shark

Man Fishing In The Florida Keys Bitten By Lemon Shark

News Release Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 06. June 2013 ——————- Cape Coral man bitten by Lemon Shark Lower Keys – A 58 year old man from Cape Coral was airlifted to Miami today after being severely bitten on the hand by a 4 foot Lemon shark. Walter Kefauver and his 18 year old nephew, Cody

Shark Bite Reported From Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Shark Bite Reported From Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Shark attacks fisherman off Gaza coast   Ma’an News, published on 24/05/2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – A Gaza fisherman was attacked on Thursday evening by a shark off the coast, leaving him with moderate injuries. Locals told Ma’an that the fisherman, named as Hamed Salah, 30, was pulling in fish when the three-meter shark attacked

Shark kills Frenchman on Reunion Island

Shark kills Frenchman on Reunion Island

A man has been attacked and killed by a shark on his honeymoon while surfing near a beach on the French island of Reunion.

A shark bites back, fisherman injured

A shark bites back, fisherman injured

By Craig Hoggett, The Coffs Coast Advocate, 04. May 2013 A WOBBEGONG shark got a slice of revenge on fisherman Ted Collins at Emerald Beach this week. Mr Collins was fishing for mulloway off the beach on Sunday evening when something big took his line. The 78-year-old keen angler reeled the creature in and was

VIDEO: Medical Examiner Says Shark Attacked Korean Tourist Who Then Died From Drowning

VIDEO: Medical Examiner Says Shark Attacked Korean Tourist Who Then Died From Drowning

Guam – Medical Examiner Dr. Aurileo Espinola says that a shark attacked a Korean tourist whose remains were found Sunday morning off Asan Beach. Dr. Espinola says that the man “was bitten by a shark and then drowned.” He said the man’s upper left arm and both legs were missing. Part of his intestines were

New Smyrna Beach has first official shark bite of the year

New Smyrna Beach has first official shark bite of the year

VOlUSIA COUNTY — The shark bite capital of the world has its first shark bite of the year. Volusia Beach Patrol told News 13 that bait fish, murky waters, surfers and sharks are the perfect recipe for shark bites. The bite happened near the inlet, an area popular with surfers because of the waves and

JENSEN BEACH FLORIDA – A shark bit the hand of 50-year-old man

JENSEN BEACH FLORIDA – A shark bit the hand of 50-year-old man

A shark bit the hand of 50-year-old man, causing a minor injury. Lifeguards responded at 1:05 p.m. Thursday to a swimmer they perceived as in distress toward the south end of the beach, and when they helped him to shore they learned a shark had bit his hand, Martin County Fire Rescue officials said. The

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