Everyone is reporting the same AP-style blurb, so here goes: ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA In 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 … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2008
More Shark Sightings Close Windward Oahu Beaches
Two reported shark sightings on Oahu's Windward side. The first closed Waimanalo Beach Park. Someone saw a 15-foot tiger shark in the water. Lifeguards posted signs. Then on Sunday afternoon, someone reported a six to eight foot shark at Lanikai. Astate land officer could not confirm the sighting so the beach is still open. This comes after a busy week of sightings and one … [Read more...]
Surf Beach Shark Attack Details Disputed!
Our exclusive story breaking the news of surfer "Kyle" being attacked in Surf Beach, near Lompoc, California, generated a fairly significant amount of traffic for The Fear Beneath and was covered by both The Shark Research Committee and The International Shark Attack File. In the last few days, the post has been viewed over 2,000 times and now has almost 30 comments. It was … [Read more...]
Shark Hunter Frank Mundus, 1926-2008
Heart attack takes legendary Montauk fisherman, 82 BY ROBERT WARGAS | Special to Newsday Frank Mundus, the legendary Montauk shark fisherman on whom the crusty Captain Quint character from the movie "Jaws" was said to be based, died in Honolulu after returning there a week ago from a shark fishing trip off Long Island, his wife said Saturday. He was 82. Jeanette … [Read more...]
Big Island Beaches Re-Opened
After six days of beach closures on the Big Island of Hawaii (Hapuna State Park, Waialea Bay, Spencer Beach Park, Maumai Beach, and Kauauhai Harbor,) lifeguards are taking down the warning signs, while still warning beach users to be vigilant. Officials and local residents have been somewhat puzzled by the extreme amount of shark activity in recent weeks, including sightings … [Read more...]
Ocean Beach Surfer & Shark Picture
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, has been in the headlines several times lately with a flurry of Great White Shark activity. On September 9th, Evan over at SurfThereNow.com published a creepy picture of what appears to be a shark stalking a surfer. OK, maybe we're extrapolating a little bit much there (the evidence is far from conclusive,) but there is definitely a dorsal fin … [Read more...]
“I’m Never Going To Go Out There Again.”
The Honolulu Advertiser covers previous survivors of shark attacks in Hawaii over the last year or so. HAWAII By Eloise Aguiar More than a year after separate encounters with sharks, a victim of a shark attack and the parent of a victim say things mostly have returned to normal. But Peller Marion, of Mill Valley, Calif., an artist and writer who was attacked on Maui … [Read more...]
Hawaiian Shark Activity: What’s The Explanation?
Sharks are suddenly more conspicuous at Hawaii's beaches - and there's no clear reason for increased sightings and attacks, experts claim. There is no denying it - sharks seem to be coming close to shore a lot lately. HAWAII By Dave Dondoneau For the past week, up to 15 large tiger sharks have lingered along five miles of the Big Island's Kohala Coast, near the Mauna … [Read more...]
Shark Bite Victim Talks About Tiger Shark Attack
HONOLULU, HAWAII By Gina Mangieri When Todd Murashige recalls his shark attack Tuesday evening, it's not the pain that brings him to tears -- it's what his family must have felt hearing the news. "I told myself if I black out I'm gonna die, that's what I really felt in my gut so I called my wife and I called my mom." He'd been sitting on his board at the surf spot … [Read more...]
Shark Attack Shocks Oahu Community
KAAAWA, OAHU, HAWAIIBy Duane Shimogawa The day after a shark takes a bite out of a surfer and his board, warning signs continue to caution people to stay out of the water. Those signs are posted along the water at Kahana Bay in Kaaawa. Officials say the victim, a man in his 40s, was surfing when the shark chomped down on his right leg. The surfer was taken to Queen's … [Read more...]