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Kite-surfer bitten by shark in Papua New Guinea
Published on 12 Sep, 2011 at 12:05 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Shark Year Magazine, 12. September 2011. Thomas Viot (30) was attacked by a shark while kite-surfing near Port Moresby, the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea (PNG). According to ‘News 24’, the incident occurred on a reef at Hula, south of the PNG capital on Sunday afternoon. The French diplomat who is working
Shark bites surfer’s board in Hawaii
Published on 6 Sep, 2011 at 18:30 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Beach reopened after shark bites surfer’s board By Star-Advertiser staff Sep 05, 2011 Federal lifeguards reopened Nimitz Beach Monday morning after a shark attack damaged a surfer’s board on Sunday. The incident happened about noon Sunday as a surfer was paddling on a 10-foot board about 50 yards from shore, according to Ocean Safety personnel.
Seychelles takes action to prevent shark attacks
Published on 5 Sep, 2011 at 21:02 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
This is an update on the previous post Experts recommend nets after Seychelles shark attacks Shark Year Magazine, 06. September 2011 The Seychelles authorities are taking actions to prevent further shark attacks by implementing the recommendations of the South African shark experts. According to the information site linfo.re, the first provisional shark (exclusion?) nets have
Bodyboarder killed by shark in Western Australia
A SHARK attacked killed Kyle Burdena 21-year-old bodyboarder South-West. Surfer killed by a shark at Bunker Bay tip of Cape Naturaliste popular surf spot called The Farm.
Shark bites Surfer in Florida
Published on 3 Sep, 2011 at 20:25 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine, 04 September 2011 A shark attack occurred Friday morning (Sept. 2nd) near New Smyrna Beach’s South Jetty. NSB News is reporting that Daniel True (19) was bitten on his right foot at 11 a.m. while wading in 4-feet of water with his board. The surfer was able to get to shore where
Experts recommend nets after Seychelles shark attacks
Published on 1 Sep, 2011 at 11:29 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Published by Agence France-Presse ( AFP ) 01 September 2011 Authorities in the Seychelles will erect special anti-shark sea nets around a popular beach where two tourists were killed in separate attacks last month, officials said on Thursday. South African experts from the KwaZulu Natal Sharks Board — hired by the Seychellois government to investigate
Shark Attack Suspected in Florida
Published on 31 Aug, 2011 at 18:08 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Brian Nelson, 1565today.com A 19 year old surfer was attacked by what appeared to be a shark late Wednesday morning, in the shallow surf off Crescent Beach. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s report states Shane Lancaster of Keystone Heights was in knee-deep water when he suddenly grabbed at his ankle
Man’s body found in shark-infested waters
Published on 29 Aug, 2011 at 5:04 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Yahoo!7 August 29, 2011 A Victorian builder has been found dead in shark-infested waters off the Queensland coast. The 48-year-old man’s body was found mauled by sharks, 13 hours after he went missing, off Palm Island. Five helicopters and the Water Police searched for almost eight hours before recovering the body. The man was last
Reports of Third Shark Attack in Russia
Published on 27 Aug, 2011 at 3:13 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 34 Comments
Another shark attack reported in Russia’s Far East VLADIVOSTOK, August 27 (RIA Novosti) Rescuers in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Primorye are checking a report of another shark attack a day after the swimming ban was lifted, a spokesman for the region’s rescue service said on Saturday. “We received information that a man was attacked
Two survive Shark Attack After Boat Capsizes in Philippines
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 23:33 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
The 43-year-old Malabago and his son, 24-year-old Mark Anthony, sustained wounds after being attacked by a shark
10 year old attacked by shark at Holden Beach North Carolina USA
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 23:29 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Holden Beach Police report that a boy, 10, was bitten by at shark in the water at around 3:30 pm on Wednesday
Shark kills surfer in South Africa
Article By: Staff Reporter iafrica.com Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:37 A surfer died after being attacked by a shark at Lookout Beach in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday morning, according to ZigZag. The 48-year-old, who was in the water with five other surfers, reportedly saw the shark before it attacked and shouted out in warning. The
Shark attacks girl at Kure beach, North Carolina
Published on 19 Aug, 2011 at 15:04 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark bites tourist at Kure Beach Julian March, 19 August 2011. KURE BEACH | A tourist in her early 20s was injured by a Wednesday shark attack in Kure Beach, said Daniel Russell, a medical captain with Kure Beach Ocean Rescue. The attack occurred around 5 p.m. in the ocean in the vicinity of the
Second shark attack reported in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, 18 August 2011 (RIA Novosti) A shark mauled a teenager in Russia’s Far East in the second shark attack near the Russian coast of the Sea of Japan in 24 hours, a local emergencies ministry spokesman said on Thursday. He said the shark attacked the 16 year old on Thursday near Zheltukhin Island. The
Doctor: Shark likely bit US tourist in PRico
Published on 18 Aug, 2011 at 4:59 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
By DANICA COTO, AP Associated Press. 17 August 2011. SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico. A U.S. tourist who was swimming at night in a bioluminescent bay is recovering from a suspected shark bite that occurred in a tiny island near Puerto Rico, a doctor said Wednesday. The woman underwent surgery for severed tendons near