Shark attack! A real life hero to the rescue...

[welshrarebit]

Here's the article from my local paper...

http://westhawaiitoday.com/community-bulletin/kailua-kona-woman-injured-struggle-tiger-shark

 

[noboundaries]

What a great story!

He'll have to change the name of his business from "Bite Me Sport Fishing" to "Been Bitten Sport Fishing." 

 

[welshrarebit]

What a great story!

He'll have to change the name of his business from "Bite Me Sport Fishing" to "Been Bitten Sport Fishing." 

He got thru it without a scratch! The shark was after the girl...

 

[atomicsmoke]

Hat off to this courageous guy.

 

[oldschoolbbq]

A hero for sure... and a Tiger too , aren't they one of the most Dangerous ones

 I love the Ocean , but not the dangers...show me a Boat that sells fresh Fish , or set me on a pier with a rod and I'm happy

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Thanks for the look.

Have fun my friend...

 

[noboundaries]

The hero definitely saved his lady friend's life.  That shark had ideas. Tigers and Bulls are two with aggressive natures.  Whites are just eating machines. 

My wife and I used to scuba quite a bit.  Haven't in a while.  People ALWAYS asked us if we saw sharks after a dive trip, especially White sharks here off the CA coast.  I always answered "Nope, never saw one, but that doesn't mean one hasn't seen us."

 

[atomicsmoke]

Are all tiger sharks maneaters?

 

[smokesontuesday]

Are all tiger sharks maneaters?

Nope. Tigers and Bulls tend to be more aggressive than most though. Makos and Whitetips are the two no one ever mentions but they're to blame for more attacks than Bulls.

 

[moikel]

We have our share of sharks down here. We get bull sharks in Sydney Harbour .A navy diver lost an arm & a leg about 200 metres from the Opera House a few years back.His rehab story pretty inspiring. 

I am trying to find a photo of the tiger shark jaws I have.He was 500kg caught out wide of Greenwell Point.Not by me .Hell of a story goes with it I ended up with the jaws which are now in my bar.

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• moikel
• Nov 15, 2014