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Bobby Gumm is an exceptionally lucky surfer.

(video at link)

1 posted on 10/22/2011 3:39:06 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

That happened in Humboldt County to someone I went to high school with.

But the bit out of his board was nothing compared to that. Wow.


2 posted on 10/22/2011 3:48:26 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Public employee unions are the barbarian hordes of our time.)
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Meanwhile, in Australia... “Witnesses on his boat saw a large amount of bubbles surfacing, followed by the diver’s body which police said had obviously fatal injuries.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2796583/posts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15414385


3 posted on 10/22/2011 3:55:06 PM PDT by decimon
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To: jazusamo

What kind of surfing can one do on a “deceptively calm morning”?


6 posted on 10/22/2011 4:12:04 PM PDT by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED)
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To: jazusamo
"It was peaceful. I was sitting there in heaven, pretty much."

Darn near prophetic words!

7 posted on 10/22/2011 4:15:19 PM PDT by 6SJ7 (I'm an AmeriCain!)
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To: jazusamo

Surfer interview fail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5F_7DwPpo&feature=related

The re-mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgQ5BJTSv9U&feature=related


8 posted on 10/22/2011 4:22:02 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: jazusamo

A young lady not so lucky - (and great movie)

Soul Surfer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isjY34VD5jE


9 posted on 10/22/2011 4:47:44 PM PDT by NavyCanDo
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“...Gumm became the mistaken prey of the biggest living nightmare in the ocean.”

How was he “mistaken prey”? He wasn’t a seal but he still would have made a tasty treat. I don’t think the shark took him for anything other than food.

Of course animals don’t mean to hurt us they are just misunderstood.


10 posted on 10/22/2011 4:49:49 PM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: jazusamo

Yet another reason I stay OUT of the ocean; I love being on the shore, MAYBE piddlin’ around snorkeling in the tide pools but not IN it. *SHUDDER*

I avoid large fresh water bodies, too. Sturgeon & your larger Northerns/Muskies can bite ya but good!

*SHUDDER*

Maybe I sound like a wimp, but I breath AIR and don’t have gills for a REASON, LOL!


12 posted on 10/22/2011 5:13:46 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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“Within seconds, heaven turned to hell, as Gumm became the mistaken prey of the biggest living nightmare in the ocean. “

Silly journalist. The only true “mistaken prey” is when an animal attempts to devour a *nonedible* object.

Humans are edible, and we are not on top of the food chain.

God saved that man’s life. I pray he takes that seriously.


17 posted on 10/22/2011 7:11:44 PM PDT by Immerito (Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
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