www.newsweek.com/provoked-nurse-shark-bites-florida-woman-and-wont-let-go-460409
Apparently the shark was provoked. As usual the answer to the question "What were they thinking?" is "They weren't!"
Excerpts from link:
Witnesses told the Sun Sentinel that one or more people had grabbed the shark’s tail before it bit the young woman, which would be in keeping with everything we know about nurse sharks. Normally, these creatures shy away from humans and are quite docile; there are no records of them attacking unprovoked, says George Burgess, a shark researcher with the Florida Museum of Natural History
, nurse shark bites are one of the most difficult kind to recover from. They also often don’t let go once they’ve latched on, he adds
what a shame :( just what did she have to grab its tail ?? so unfortunate..
www.newsweek.com/provoked-nurse-shark-bites-florida-woman-and-wont-let-go-460409
Apparently the shark was provoked. As usual the answer to the question "What were they thinking?" is "They weren't!"
Excerpts from link:
Witnesses told the Sun Sentinel that one or more people had grabbed the shark’s tail before it bit the young woman, which would be in keeping with everything we know about nurse sharks. Normally, these creatures shy away from humans and are quite docile; there are no records of them attacking unprovoked, says George Burgess, a shark researcher with the Florida Museum of Natural History
, nurse shark bites are one of the most difficult kind to recover from. They also often don’t let go once they’ve latched on, he adds
what a shame :( just what did she have to grab its tail ?? so unfortunate..
