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UPDATED: Man Eaten By Shark in San Diego!! (Victim Pic - Medium Blurry)
Constitution Club ^
| April 25, 2008
| The Hairy Beast
Posted on 04/25/2008 7:38:35 PM PDT by Mongeaux
****UPDATE 4 From Swim at Your Own Risk****
Victim Pic in. Contrary to earlier reports he still appears to have legs but they don't look good.
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TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: greatwhite; sandiego; shark; sharkattack
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Comprehensive roundup of the event with multiple links to reports, helicopter shots and a shot of rescue personnel working on the victim. A bit too blurry to be gory but be warned - not the nicest subject matter.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:38:35 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
To: Mongeaux
You know, the report says the man had his legs severed at the knees by the shark, but the picture seems to show a man with feet lying on the beach.
Last I checked, feet were below the knees.
To: Mobile Vulgus
Yes earlier reports were wrong. It’s not uncommon. Hence the update as the story gets, er, fleshed out.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:45:16 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: Mongeaux
This is why I don't go far at all into the ocean. If I was meant to be in the same water with sharks I would have been born a dolphin.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:47:41 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: Mobile Vulgus
Sometimes not in San Francisco.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:47:43 PM PDT
by
Condor 63
To: Mongeaux; All
I’m in San Diego - and I heard a local report regarding the man’s condition.
Evidently, one of the legs was shredded from the knee down to the ankle, while the other leg had a very deep gash in it down to the bone.
According to the EMT’s the guy had almost bled to death before they pulled him out of the water. The blood loss was so great there was no way he could have survived.
Very sad.
6
posted on
04/25/2008 7:50:09 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(Yon: "The U.S. military is the most respected institution in Iraq.")
To: CyberAnt
Looks like the shark took him on the surface from the side, then shook.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:52:05 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: Mongeaux
Yes, that sounds correct from what the report said.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:53:59 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(Yon: "The U.S. military is the most respected institution in Iraq.")
To: Mobile Vulgus
Well, to me, that body looks awfully long. Maybe it’s just perspective of the photo, or maybe the guy was very tall.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:54:29 PM PDT
by
dawn53
To: CyberAnt
That’s predation. I doubt it was an exploratory bite.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:54:56 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: dawn53
Well, to me, that body looks awfully long. Maybe it’s just perspective of the photo, or maybe the guy was very tall. The eyewitness report in Surfer mag said he was a very big, well-built man in his 50's.
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posted on
04/25/2008 7:56:45 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: Mobile Vulgus
His legs were chewed in half. The wet suit kept them from falling out.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:00:15 PM PDT
by
SoCalPol
(Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
To: SoCalPol
His legs were chewed in half. The wet suit kept them from falling out. Ah - makes sense.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:01:41 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: Mongeaux
I made a deal with sharks. I don’t go in their water if they don’t come down my street.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:02:09 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:13:00 PM PDT
by
Panzerlied
("We shall never surrender!")
To: Mongeaux
Although the “experts” on the artsy fartsy channels like to tell us that sharks don’t eat people, this is why I haven’t been in the ocean since I saw “Jaws” in the theater back in the 70s. I have spent a lot of time in Grizzly country though.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:13:06 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(De-Globalize yourself.)
To: Mongeaux
22 inch bite radius should equate to a shark at least 15 feet long. Great White.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:17:06 PM PDT
by
misterrob
(Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
To: FlingWingFlyer
They really don’t eat people but a bite can kill you due to the loss of blood.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:17:49 PM PDT
by
misterrob
(Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
To: Mongeaux
No! Bad fishy!
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:18:09 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...R.I.P.)
To: Mongeaux
Didn't read the article, but on the news it said he was swimming with a group of people. It also said he was a veterinarian! I know if it was me I'd be thinking of all the animals I'd helped and now I'm getting eaten by one. And thinking to myself - well, so much for Karma. Stupid shark.
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posted on
04/25/2008 8:21:51 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Don't wish for peace. Pray for Victory.)
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