Surfer bitten by shark, goes to bar instead of hospital

KCCI ^ | National Desk Staff

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A professional surfer in Florida was injured Saturday when a shark bit his elbow, leaving him bloody and with deep tooth marks.

According to WJXT, surfer Frank O'Rourke was surfing at Jacksonville Beach around 3:30 p.m. when the shark latched onto his arm, knocking him off his board.

O'Rourke's friend, RJ Berger, saw the whole thing happen.

"He was right there behind the wave and boom, that's when he got hit," Berger said.

Berger said O'Rourke was treated by a lifeguard but did not go to a hospital, even though Berger said he thinks his friend could have used a stitch or two.

"He immediately went to the bar, because he was like, 'Hey, I got bit by a shark,'" Berger said. "And people were like, 'I'll buy you drinks.' So he hung out at the pier."

A surfer himself, Berger says it won't stop him from hitting the waves.

"It's inevitable, it's going to happen," Berger said. "It's happened to a couple of my friends. It doesn't bother you, but I mean, if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. There's nothing much you can do to really stop that, so try not to worry about it."

[Hyman Roth]

Then I’m go to head out with Mick and Keith and jam with the Stones. You girls are invited.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

RACIST!!!!

[Lakeshark]

That’s nothing. On November 8th 2008, an employee of the Muslim brotherhood won the election and I went to a bar and drank until I could barely stand

That's nothing. On election day, 2012, I drank a fifth of Jack, and then went and voted for Mitt........

Call it the Jack strategy, pulling that lever without shame because you could barely remember.

[V_TWIN]

I live in Jax and saw this on the news yesterday. The “injury” and I use that word VERY loosely is a joke. That kid should have been ashamed to go on tv. I've had worse injuries changing the oil in my truck. Perfect example of media overblowing a story. Guess the local amature news was trying to get their 2 cent in on shark week.

[KosmicKitty]

I figured he was an Aussie. Was he visiting Florida?

[null and void]

Hey I respect the dude. Wasn’t all that bad and bar chix dig shark bite stories and he had proof. LOL.

Me too, same reasons.

As to continuing surfing?

People get killed in traffic accidents, doesn't stop us from driving, now does it?

[null and void]

That’s nothing. On November 8th 2008, an employee of the Muslim brotherhood won the election and I went to a bar and drank until I could barely stand

I can still barely stand it.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

GAAAAAAAH! Y-Y-You voted for MITT?? MITT??? Good God man, just how much DID you drink??? Are you sure it was just a 5th or maybe 5 gallons??

[null and void]

A few years ago my aorta decided it was going to unravel, right in the middle of the night. I went to the ER with cutting, ripping chest pains. They did an EKG, and when they were convinced I wasn't having a heart attack, made me sit in the waiting room for the next six hours. I'm fortunate. The dissection happened in just such a way that no blood flow was cut off to any part of my body.

Better than being in triage and saying "oh" and promptly expiring on the spot.

[Lakeshark]

Actually, I voted against the Bamster. I knew enough NOT to cast a vote FOR Mitt.

Jack. The best help when there is no good choice.......

[mjp]

It's inevitable, it's going to happen," Berger said. "It's happened to a couple of my friends. It doesn't bother you, but I mean, if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. There's nothing much you can do to really stop that, so try not to worry about it."

Fatalism and nihilism are the result of metaphysical materialism philosophy. Instead, rational metaphysics declares that man has free will and is able to determine his own destiny.

[Ikeon]

” E.r. I plan to be desperate before Ill go back.”. I had an appendix attack at 2 pm. went to the er. it was packed. a kid about 10 had his ring finger top joint dislocated. he was sitting they eating snacks and chatting with grandma. I wanted to reach over and reset his finger and send his ass home. meanwhile Im fighting vomiting , pain, diarehha, dizziness and barely able to funtion. took about 4 hours to get into the dr. . The kids finger was NOT. an emergency. and I could have fixed it in 1 second. wrapped it up with some tape, take 2 motrin and try. not to bump it kid.

[bgill]

Easy enough to stop it from happening. Don’t swim in a shark’s kitchen.

[Constitution Day]

Well done. LOL!

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’m from Jax. The sharks come in real close to shore. One day there was about an 8 ft hammerhead that just cruised along parallel to the beach. You could see everyone getting out of the water as he came along. He was so close to shore I could practically have reached out and touched him.

[Waverunner]

HOW ABOUT "MAN BITES SHARK"

[Alas Babylon!]

"He immediately went to the bar, because he was like, 'Hey, I got bit by a shark,'" Berger said. "And people were like, 'I'll buy you drinks.' So he hung out at the pier."

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[trisham]

:)

[trisham]

Holy cow! You must have been exhausted. The only bone I think I’ve ever broken was my tailbone. I knew they couldn’t do anything.