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Shark bite reported on Summerland Key Florida
Published on 16 Jun, 2012 at 3:41 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Posted by Becky Herrin, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. 15. June 2012 Details are somewhat sketchy, but Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received a call at 2:22 p.m. about a victim who was bitten by a shark at a home at 987 Ocean Drive, Summerland Key. Monroe County Fire Rescue units responded to the call. When they arrived,
SC Beaches reopen following 4 likely shark bites
Published on 14 Jun, 2012 at 19:47 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Published by WMBF News Jun 15, 2012 MYRTLE BEACH, SC Police and beach patrol crews in Myrtle Beach are on alert after four people were bitten by what may have been a shark between 72nd and 82nd Avenue North. The dispatch website for Myrtle Beach Police says the call about a possible animal bite came
Surfer survives shark attack off Port Campbell coast
Published on 12 Jun, 2012 at 10:20 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
By Cameron Best, Herald Sun June 13 2012 AN OCEAN Grove surfer will have a tall tale to tell after surviving a brush with a 1.5metre shark yesterday. The 42-year-old was surfing with friends at Port Campbell yesterday morning when he was attacked by the shark. He felt something brush against him in the water
Surf skiier escapes great white shark off Redhead
Published on 5 Jun, 2012 at 23:01 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
A NEWCASTLE ambulance officer was lucky to escape injury after being knocked from his ocean racing ski by a great white shark on Sunday. Surf skiier escapes great white shark off Redhead BY DONNA PAGE 06 Jun, 2012 04:00 AM A NEWCASTLE ambulance officer was lucky to escape injury after being knocked from his ocean
Shark attack at Myrtle Beach
Published on 3 Jun, 2012 at 22:08 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 5 Comments
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A man swimming in the ocean was injured after officials said he was bitten by a shark Saturday evening at Myrtle Beach. WMBF, in South Carolina, reported that the victim was coming out of the water around 7:45 p.m. near the 2nd Avenue Pier, with a shark attached to his foot.
Mexican fisherman loses hand in shark attack
At about 9:00 am in the morning of May 29, a fisherman has lost almost his entire left forearm during a servere shark attack in the state of Guerrero, which is located on Mexico's southern Pacific coast.
Shark bite reported in Avon, North Carolina
Published on 1 Jun, 2012 at 19:42 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Clinic: Shark attack confirmed in Avon Female tourist bitten By Jessica O. Swink, Friday, 01 Jun 2012 AVON, N.C. (WAVY) – A spokeswoman for the Avon Medical Clinic confirmed a shark attack in Avon around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The clinic says the victim was a female tourist. National Park Service spokeswoman Cyndy Holda said
Tiger shark attacks kayak off Hawaii
Published on 26 May, 2012 at 8:26 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Shark attacks kayak off Iroquois Point By Jim Mendoza, Hawaii News Now, 26. May 2012 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Jerry Gallardo was kayaking with his father Sunday morning. They were bottom fishing off Iroquois Point at one of their favorite spots. Two miles out in 80 feet of water a tiger shark bit down on
Surfer bitten by shark at Jacksonville Beach
Published on 23 May, 2012 at 23:35 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Surfer bitten by shark at Jacksonville Beach By Alex Hill, ActionNewsJax.com 23. May 2012 JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — At a glance, Jacksonville Beach seemed pretty calm. Surfers were in the water and kids were playing on the beach. But in between the seashells, bloody footprints sat as a reminder of danger lurking close by.
First Anti Shark Nets Installed in Vietnam
We have already reported about the plans of Vietnamese authorities to launch a Beach Meshing Program to prevent further shark attacks (see here). Now a recently published news-article has confirmed the installation of three shark nets, on a trial basis, off selected beaches in Quy Nhơn.
Spear fisherman bitten by shark in FIJI
Published on 17 May, 2012 at 8:54 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
A TWENTY-year-old Yanuca villager survived a shark attack off an island near Taveuni yesterday. Tevita Naborisi was spearfishing at Matacucu Reef when he was attacked. Fisherman survives shark attack Solomoni Biumaiono Thursday, May 17, 2012 A TWENTY-year-old Yanuca villager survived a shark attack off an island near Taveuni yesterday. Tevita Naborisi was spearfishing at Matacucu
California: Shark Attacks Kayak Off Cambria Coast
Published on 15 May, 2012 at 12:02 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
By Brittany Davis Pulley, KCOY, 14. May 2012 Warnings were posted in Cambria after a great white shark bit down on a kayak off the coast moonstone beach this past Saturday. The bite left a 24′ gash in the kayak. According to fish and game over the years there have been several credible great white sightings on the
Serious Shark Attack at Vero Beach Florida
Published on 10 May, 2012 at 7:57 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
German tourist attacked by shark off Vero Beach in serious condition after surgery VERO BEACH, Fla. — A swimmer visiting from Germany was bitten by a shark late Wednesday morning north of Humiston Park, according to fire rescue officials. Karin Ulrike Stei, 47, of Konstanz, Germany, was flown to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart
Shark bites girl’s paddleboard off Catalina Island
Published on 7 May, 2012 at 2:57 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
The Associated Press, Sunday, May. 06, 2012 AVALON, Calif. — Authorities say a 15-year-old paddleboarder survived an encounter with a shark which bit her board several times off the coast of Catalina Island. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the girl was with a group of paddle boarders about 200 yards from shore when
Shark spotters for Kogelbaai
Published on 24 Apr, 2012 at 18:08 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 2 Comments
By Chanel September, iafrica.com 24. April 2012 The City of Cape Town and the Helderberg surfing community on Tuesday agreed to introduce a shark spotting programme at Kogelbaai near Gordon’s Bay. The decision was taken at a special meeting following last week’s fatal shark attack. David Lilienfeld died after being bitten by a Great White