Oh the joys of open water swimming

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Former Member — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:30:36 GMT

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..

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Former Member — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:00:35 GMT

Shetland wild swimmer's close encounter with bull orca Catriona Barr was wild swimming in the sea near Lerwick when she spotted the bull orca underneath her. Her attention was drawn to the mammal after she noticed people on the shore were watching her. Erik Isbister, who was watching from the shoreline, believed the orca may have mistaken Ms Barr for a seal.

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flystorms — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:06:46 GMT

Yikes! The orcas scare me more than sharks do. They don't play games! Yikes!

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Former Member — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:27:08 GMT

Whom to blame The women or The shark... its an unfortunate to shark and its a OMG for women

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FindingMyInnerFish — Thu, 19 May 2016 10:59:22 GMT

I think wildlife needs protection from people these days. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

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fatboy — Thu, 19 May 2016 05:36:58 GMT

She was pulling on the sharks tail. 'nuff said. 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

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Rob Copeland — Tue, 17 May 2016 08:25:03 GMT

"The shark was killed before fire rescue arrived, ..." Another senseless shark killing. When will people learn to coexist with our aquatic friends?

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Lyn — Tue, 17 May 2016 06:59:42 GMT

She was pulling on the sharks tail. 'nuff said.

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MSK — Mon, 16 May 2016 07:11:45 GMT

I have SCUBA dived within inches of nurse sharks dozens of times. They usually hang out on the bottom or under ledges unlike the more ferocious sharks. Gotta wonder what she was doing to provoke it. That said, don't start cranking up the Jaws Music quite yet....