shark attack today.

[wallacewt]

20yr old surfer killed today,shark came back and grabbed another surfer bit his arm and leg.not sure if he lost his arm and leg

[wallacewt]

1st report was wrong,the man was 36yr,2 kids,hes dead,2nd bloke was injured.dont know how bad

[floating doc]

Where? We get lots of shark bites here in Volusia County, Florida, but they're typically cases of "mistaken identity".  Small sharks expecting to get a bait fish, instead ending up with a wayward hand or foot.

[AndrewC]

The attack took place on the Southern Coast of Western Australia

[Dominick]

If I ever get to Australia, I'm not going in the water.  Dominick

[AndrewC]

If I ever get to Australia, I'm not going in the water.  Dominick

Dominic

The waters the safest place to be...We loose more people to snake and spider bites every year than we do to sharks  

[philaroman]

If I ever get to Australia, I'm not going in the water.  Dominick

Dominic

The waters the safest place to be...We loose more people to snake and spider bites every year than we do to sharks  

yeah, and you can throw stuff at the sharks -- like box jellies, blue-ringed octopi, cone snails & stonefish...  oh wait, those little bastards will make you writhe in Hellfire agony, while you wish that a shark would come along & kill you more quickly

lovely fauna you have, down under.  if I ever visit, forget swimming -- I'm staying on solid concrete, awake the whole time, with a flamethrower in each hand

[AndrewC]

If I ever get to Australia, I'm not going in the water.  Dominick

Dominic

The waters the safest place to be...We loose more people to snake and spider bites every year than we do to sharks  

yeah, and you can throw stuff at the sharks -- like box jellies, blue-ringed octopi, cone snails & stonefish...  oh wait, those little bastards will make you writhe in Hellfire agony, while you wish that a shark would come along & kill you more quickly

lovely fauna you have, down under.  if I ever visit, forget swimming -- I'm staying on solid concrete, awake the whole time, with a flamethrower in each hand

You can always go up North........Bugger all sharks up there. The Crocs have cleaned most of them up

[philaroman]

up North it is, then -- at least I'd have a tiny fightin' chance to jump on its head & duct-tape its mouth...  it's the small, well-camouflaged SOB's & the phrase "no anti-venom" that scare the crap out of me

[Ron Jones]

I'm glad I waded half the circumference of Garden Island BEFORE I read this. Might have to think about it now. Casting to skippies in that clear water is hard to beat though.
Ron

[Dominick]

If I ever get to Australia, I'm not going in the water.  Dominick

Dominic

The waters the safest place to be...We loose more people to snake and spider bites every year than we do to sharks  

I just erased Australia off of my bucket list.  I'd rather visit East L.A.     It's safer then Australia.  Dominick

yeah, and you can throw stuff at the sharks -- like box jellies, blue-ringed octopi, cone snails & stonefish...  oh wait, those little bastards will make you writhe in Hellfire agony, while you wish that a shark would come along & kill you more quickly

lovely fauna you have, down under.  if I ever visit, forget swimming -- I'm staying on solid concrete, awake the whole time, with a flamethrower in each hand

You can always go up North........Bugger all sharks up there. The Crocs have cleaned most of them up

[broadway]

I'm with you, Dominick... East LA it is!
Dom

[wallacewt]

pair of wimps
if you lose a leg you may get a pair of shoes for 1/2 price
look on the bright side

[Alto Mare]

  , you're nuts Wallace.....good one

[philaroman]

pair of wimps
if you lose a leg you may get a pair of shoes for 1/2 price
look on the bright side

well, NO!!!  you'd pay for a pair, but could only use one...  so, in effect, you'd be paying DOUBLE -- where's this "bright side" 

however scary & lethal, sharks & crocs are BIG -- YOU CAN SEE THEM & hide behind the fat guy, swim faster, splash less...  I'd be more afraid of The 6 Deadliest Creatures (That Can Fit In Your Shoe)  http://www.cracked.com/article_16868_the-6-deadliest-creatures-that-can-fit-in-your-shoe.html

...note how Australia boasts 3 in marine shallows, while all of Africa & S. America contribute 3 terrestrials