Posted on 06/02/2016 11:59:02 AM PDT by Pelham
She had wounds in a half circle across her torso, teeth marks from her upper right shoulder in the back to her pelvis in front and to the other side of her buttocks in the back.
Several ribs were fractured. A lung was punctured. She lost no less than a liter of blood. Doctors looked for teeth that mightve still been in her body.
Maria Korcsmaros, a 52-year-old triathlete and mother of three, survived a shark attack Sunday in Corona del Mar.
She lived only because of her own quick thinking, strong work from a pair of Newport Beach lifeguards who luckily were close at hand, and medical experts who responded well to a trauma none had seen first-hand.
It was life before limb, said Dr. Philip Rotter, director of orthopedic trauma and chairman of orthopedics at Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana.
Details of the attack emerged Tuesday as Rotter and other experts offered an inside look at what the swimmer endured Sunday and how she was treated.
They talked about how lifeguards pulled her from the water and treated her appropriately, and how emergency physicians and others later had to spring into action to treat a woman who had a tourniquet wrapped around her arm to slow the flow of blood spilling from her body.
Based on the description of the wound, local shark expert Chris Lowe, who runs The Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, thinks the shark was an adult, likely more than 10 feet long.
I can tell you thats probably not a pup.
As medical experts discussed the events that saved Korcsmaros, Newport Beach lifeguards on Tuesday re-opened beaches between Balboa Pier and the Wedge, a stretch of water closed to swimmers since the
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“I got no spit.”
OC Register news item from one year ago:
For decades, humans have terrorized great white sharks, killing them for sport, killing them in pursuit of other sea creatures, killing them out of fear.
Thursday, shark experts happily reported that a sighting of two juvenile great whites off the coast of Seal Beach could be evidence that the great white population is coming back. Since March 1, people have reported 11 sightings of sharks — eight were reported to be great whites — from San Onofre to Seal Beach.
Those increased numbers of great whites have several contributing factors. In 1994, the state made commercial and recreational great white shark fishing illegal. In the same year, near-shore gill nets were banned. In 2013, great whites were placed on Californias Endangered Species List.
The recovery of the great white is one of Californias greatest conservation stories, said Chris Lowe, a Marine Biology professor at Cal State Long Beach and director of the Shark Lab.
Shark watchers joined in Lowes excitement Thursday.
Its good news, said Sandy Trautwein, the curator of Fish and Invertebrates at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. It may mean that the protections we put in place are finally working. Sharks keep our local marine eco-systems healthy.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/great-660134-whites-shark.html
Well, the shark didn’t eat her. Sounds typical for a Great White (GW), actually. GWs eat seals, and a human is not a seal. So maybe it mistook her for one, or just decided to take a bite and see what a human tastes like, or just instinctively bit into her, but spit her out; or didn’t return to finish her at least.
My theory is humans don’t taste right to GWs. And clowns taste funny to them.
GWs seldom attack humans because we’re not their preferred prey.
Same with bull sharks and salmon sharks. Co-existence is possible.
Planning a trip to Manhattan Beach this summer. She was out 500 ft, so hopefully no problem where I boogie-board near the shore.
“Hooper ya idiot! Ain’t ya watchin’ it?”
A shark lover, one step beyond a bambi lover was on tv yesterday saying: We don’t know if it was a shark that bit the woman. Even if it was a shark, “We don’t know if it was a Great White!”
Similar to avoiding saying that a mass murder done by a Mohamed was an act of terrorism.
The shark cult is in denial.
Snow sharks are the worst.
I try not to go places where I’m not on the top of the food chain.
Good one.
Great White - Black wetsuit - I’m not saying all whitey’s are to blame for the acts of this one, but . . . .
My theory is that number one, they see you and skee daddle before you get a good look at her and two, carrying a camera virtually guarantees you to NOT see one.
You're correct though, last year's juveniles are still here but all grown up now. . . . .
I saw on the news this morning that the waves are supposed to be good today. 5 to 7 feet with occasional sets up to 9 feet. The surfers will have to avoid getting pummeled by the big waves and bitten by sharks if they can avoid getting run over by you. Do you keep score? Have a point system? Are you sponsored by a washer fluid company? LOL
Matt Hooper: Land shark. The cleverest species of them all.
Sheriff:
[ dissolve to Woman #2 in her apartment ]
[ Music: “Jaws Theme ]
[ a knock at the door ]
Woman #2: [ appoaches the door ] Yes?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Mrs. Arlsbergerhh??
Woman #2: Who?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Mrs. Johnannesburrrr??
Woman #2: Who is it?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Flowers.
Woman #2: Flowers? From whom?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Plumber, ma’am..
Woman #2: I don’t need a plumber. You’re that clever shark, aren’t you?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Candygram.
Woman #2: Candygram, my foot! Get out of here before I call the proper authorities. You’re the shark, and you know it.
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] I’m only a dolphin, ma’am..
Woman #2: A dolphin? Well.. okay..
[ she opens the door, as the shark pulls her screaming into the hallway ]
They just are too lazy to walk 10 ft to the crossing, but there’s never a cop nailing them for jay walking. I do wear a landshark outfit while i’m driving!
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