Everyone is reporting the same AP-style blurb, so here goes:ORMOND-BY-THE-SEAIn Volusia County, a tourist from Tennessee has become the 22nd shark bite victim of 2008 -- tying the previous county record set in 2001.The Volusia Beach patrol says it looked like a 2- or 3-foot juvenile shark bit the unidentified man, 32, Sunday just before noon.The man was swimming in waist deep water off Ocean Shore Boulevard in Ormond-by-the-Sea. The bite just cut the skin.The majority of the … [Read more...]
Sharks Attack Two Surfers in Volusia County
Saturday, September 6, 2008 By 2 Comments
The Volusia County Government has achieved an almost farcical inability to keep their beach users safe. The Beach Safety website has ZERO mention of the obvious dangers posed by sharks in Volusia County waters.The Fear Beneath never received a response from Volusia County Beach Safety Director Kevin Sweat - perhaps it's time to move up the chain of command if we want answers out of Volusia County. Shark attacks number 20 & 21 move us to within one of the record 22 in one year! Stay tuned to … [Read more...]
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