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New York financier killed in Costa Rica shark attack
uk telegraph ^ | Julie Allen

Posted on 12/03/2017 7:59:10 PM PST by BenLurkin

A New York financier has been killed in a shark attack while scuba diving off the coast of Costa Rica, the country's Environment Ministry announced.

Rohina Bhandari, 49, a senior director at WL Ross & Co. LL, was identified by friends as the American tourist who was fatally attacked last Thursday.

She was dragged from the Pacific Ocean after sustaining severe bites to her legs but could not be saved. Her 26-year-old diving instructor was also badly injured.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Travel
KEYWORDS: bananarepublic; costarica; nyc; rohinabhandari; scuba; scubadiving; shark; sharkattack; tigershark
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To: BenLurkin

Going swimming or scuba diving in the ocean is jumping right into the food chain. I don’t do it anymore but loved it for many years. Old family friends living at the coast who own a large ocean-going fishing boat always told us we wouldn’t be in there if we knew what was swimming around our feet. After having what felt like a few close calls, I finally understood what they meant. I don’t go past knee deep anymore.


21 posted on 12/03/2017 8:38:00 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Paladin2
Wow. Post #2. I didn't even have a chance to be first.
22 posted on 12/03/2017 8:39:39 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: BenLurkin

What kind of diving instructor would go into shark-infested waters?


23 posted on 12/03/2017 8:40:13 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: BenLurkin

She was Indian, not American. And on the positive side, an American can replace her in that job in NYC.


24 posted on 12/03/2017 8:42:47 PM PST by Reno89519 (PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Sharking is a viscious bidness....


25 posted on 12/03/2017 8:43:45 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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Floating to Hawaii...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=surf+punks+big+top&&view=detail&mid=1408A7E54121863BBD381408A7E54121863BBD38&FORM=VRDGAR


26 posted on 12/03/2017 8:44:26 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: grey_whiskers

Trump’s Fault......


27 posted on 12/03/2017 8:44:42 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Chgogal

How many reek of curry? New taste.


28 posted on 12/03/2017 8:44:48 PM PST by Reno89519 (PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
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To: Reno89519

Are you as ignorant a person as your posts indicate, or are you trolling this site?


29 posted on 12/03/2017 8:48:24 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

What is your problem?


30 posted on 12/03/2017 8:51:57 PM PST by Reno89519 (PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=F1QYLMkch-E


31 posted on 12/03/2017 8:53:41 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: happyhomemaker
A river enters the Atlantic at New Smyrna. Lots of bait fish and therefore, lots of sharks. A few years back, I was watching a bunch of people swimming at the beach (New Smyrna), happy as can be. A 10-12 year boy reeled in a 3 ft. shark.
32 posted on 12/03/2017 8:54:16 PM PST by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: Reno89519
Have no clue what you are talking about. I don't think I am missing much.
33 posted on 12/03/2017 8:55:08 PM PST by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: Chgogal

The victim was Indian-—————silly joke resulted.


34 posted on 12/03/2017 8:56:41 PM PST by Mears
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To: BenLurkin

Sadly she was a Trump supporter - gave $5,000 to the “Make America Great Again” PAC. Probably tied to her death, in some way.

https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cycle=2016&cmte=C00580373


35 posted on 12/03/2017 9:00:15 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: Axenolith

Yeah, but just make sure that you are not in the water when it goes off. Worse yet if you are underwater and nearby when it blows!


36 posted on 12/03/2017 9:01:22 PM PST by prophetic (Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be made the Cat Food instead.)
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To: BobL

If the shark had a frig’n lazer, I think I know who is responsible.


37 posted on 12/03/2017 9:02:29 PM PST by crosdaddy
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To: Mears; Reno89519
Oh! Slap hand on forehead.

Now I get it!

Like curry, like Indians (all kinds, Indian Indians and Native American Indians except for Fauxcohantas) and I like sharks.

38 posted on 12/03/2017 9:04:17 PM PST by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: BenLurkin

I am an educated, world-traveled, veteran SCUBA diver with maybe a thousand dives under my belt... And I frankly do not understand most of the posts on this thread. Curry? When did FR become a forum for this sort of sad stuff?


39 posted on 12/03/2017 9:07:55 PM PST by golux
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To: golux
I am a former professional SCUBA instructor and cannot understand this:

The group regularly organises tours to the national park reportedly known for its abundance of sharks.

I used to try to avoid sharks.

40 posted on 12/03/2017 10:27:59 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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