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Kailua-Kona woman injured in struggle with tiger shark
West Hawaii Today ^ | November 1, 2014 | BRET YAGER

Posted on 11/01/2014 12:30:22 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse

A 34-year-old Kailua-Kona woman who was gripped in a struggle with a tiger shark off North Kohala feels fortunate to have escaped without deadly injury.

That McKenzie Clark made it out of the encounter with a 12- to 15-foot tiger shark with injuries only to fingers and a hand is likely because of a companion wrestling the shark and beating it with his fist.

Wargo grabbed the dorsal fin with both hands and the shark pulled him off the board. Wargo yelled for Clark to get on her board.

“I got my right hand free and I started hitting it as hard as I could between the gills and the dorsal fin,” Wargo said.

“It felt like I was going to break my hand. About the sixth hit, I felt the shark shudder and turn away from her.”

(Excerpt) Read more at hawaiitribune-herald.com ...


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This guy , Brian Wargo , is a total hero . Imagine wrestling 15 foot tiger shark that is in attack mode . He deserves national recognition . Unbelievable story .
1 posted on 11/01/2014 12:30:23 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

See? SEE? THIS is why I do NOT go into the ocean, beyond the tide pools.

Beyond that, YOU are BAIT! :)


2 posted on 11/01/2014 12:34:20 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Gibbs RULE 9, never go anywhere without a knife


3 posted on 11/01/2014 12:36:29 PM PDT by SandRat (<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Tidal pools? Sharks only need 2 feet of water.


4 posted on 11/01/2014 12:37:13 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

can you imagine what that poor woman was feeling?


5 posted on 11/01/2014 12:37:21 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

Yes. Like BAIT! :)


6 posted on 11/01/2014 12:37:40 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: driftdiver

I know! A little bit of snorkeling and then I’m done. :)


7 posted on 11/01/2014 12:38:12 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Tide pools in Hawaii often have large Moray eels in them.


8 posted on 11/01/2014 12:38:55 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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yet , like Bethany Hamilton , she’ll probably be back out on her surf board as soon as she heals up . Surfers are like that


9 posted on 11/01/2014 12:38:56 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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See? SEE? THIS is why I do NOT go into the ocean, beyond the tide pools.

Beyond that, YOU are BAIT! :)

I neither swim in the ocean nor hike on the Serengeti plains.

10 posted on 11/01/2014 12:40:26 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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To: doorgunner69

Yes. I’ve been to Kauai. In, quick snorkel and OUT, LOL!


11 posted on 11/01/2014 12:40:52 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: LeoWindhorse
Active volcanoes, flowing lava, killer tiger sharks.......


12 posted on 11/01/2014 12:40:53 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Don't harsh my buzz homie......)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Chivalry will never die.

It’s natural law.

Good story.


13 posted on 11/01/2014 12:41:29 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Inyo-Mono

And I make it a point not to roller skate in a Buffalo herd. *SMIRK*


14 posted on 11/01/2014 12:41:59 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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'See? SEE? THIS is why I do NOT go into the ocean, beyond the tide pools.'

Great White Shark in Massachusetts salt pond

15 posted on 11/01/2014 12:42:37 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The first time you see the distinctive shape of a shark headed towards you when scuba diving is an interesting experience. The heart gets going for sure but not so bad.

Then there’s night dives when you can only see what’s in your flashlight beam. Things swoop in and out of the light faster then you can identify them. Try to ignore the feeling that something is sneaking up behind you out of the pitch black water.

Now that was scary


16 posted on 11/01/2014 12:44:36 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

rarely a dull moment

wait til the counter Hawaiian sovereignty struggle gets underway


17 posted on 11/01/2014 12:46:04 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

18 posted on 11/01/2014 12:46:30 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: SandRat

Zactly....


19 posted on 11/01/2014 12:47:02 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: LeoWindhorse

20 posted on 11/01/2014 12:48:29 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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