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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 .
To: LeoWindhorse
See? SEE? THIS is why I do NOT go into the ocean, beyond the tide pools.
Beyond that, YOU are BAIT! :)
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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...)
To: LeoWindhorse
Gibbs RULE 9, never go anywhere without a knife
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posted on
11/01/2014 12:36:29 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Tidal pools? Sharks only need 2 feet of water.
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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.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
can you imagine what that poor woman was feeling?
To: LeoWindhorse
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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...)
To: driftdiver
I know! A little bit of snorkeling and then I’m done. :)
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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...)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Tide pools in Hawaii often have large Moray eels in them.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
yet , like Bethany Hamilton , she’ll probably be back out on her surf board as soon as she heals up . Surfers are like that
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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.
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posted on
11/01/2014 12:40:26 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: doorgunner69
Yes. I’ve been to Kauai. In, quick snorkel and OUT, LOL!
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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...)
To: LeoWindhorse
Active volcanoes, flowing lava, killer tiger sharks.......
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posted on
11/01/2014 12:40:53 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Don't harsh my buzz homie......)
To: LeoWindhorse
Chivalry will never die.
It’s natural law.
Good story.
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posted on
11/01/2014 12:41:29 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: Inyo-Mono
And I make it a point not to roller skate in a Buffalo herd. *SMIRK*
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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...)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
11/01/2014 12:42:37 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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
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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.)
To: Hot Tabasco
rarely a dull moment
wait til the counter Hawaiian sovereignty struggle gets underway
To: LeoWindhorse
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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)
To: SandRat
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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)
To: LeoWindhorse
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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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