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Hawaii Island man dies after being impaled by swordfish
KHON ^ | 5-30-2015 | KHON

Posted on 05/30/2015 12:05:35 PM PDT by tcrlaf

Hawaii Island police report that a 47-year-old fisherman died Friday in Kailua-Kona during a fishing accident.

Responding to a 10:48 a.m. call, police learned that a swordfish had been observed in Honokohau Harbor and that fisherman Randy Llanes of Kailua-Kona had jumped into the water with a spear gun. The fish was then seen thrashing about, leaving a puncture wound to the man’s upper chest.

Hawaii County Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and attempted CPR. They took Llanes to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 a.m.

Acting Sgt. David Matsushima of the Kona patrol said that after the fish got hit with Llanes’ spear, “the fish got wrapped around a mooring anchor, came back and swam at him.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: hawaii; karma; marinebiology; spearfish
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“Today,” one fish said to another, “I think it’s a good day for humaning. Want to come along?”

“Nope, I prefer to get mine from the supermarket.”


81 posted on 05/30/2015 3:44:20 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (only 20 months until the Obama nightmare is replaced by the Clinton nightmare)
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To: mountn man
Who would have known that democrats were under the sea also

RINOs too.

And isn't that Zeke Emanuel drifting into the picture?

82 posted on 05/30/2015 3:50:55 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: tcrlaf

Sometimes the bear gets you . . .


83 posted on 05/30/2015 3:58:09 PM PDT by Neanderthal
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To: ETL

My husband caught a Swordfish, kind of rare in the Gulf of Mexico. We and our guests caught several Blue Marlin and quite a few Sailfish. Much fun, good memories.


84 posted on 05/30/2015 4:09:11 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter

Which ones tasted the best?


85 posted on 05/30/2015 4:13:25 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

The Red Snapper! ;0)


86 posted on 05/30/2015 4:14:24 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Rockpile

My father loved to fish in the ocean. He always carried a billy club on the boat. As soon as any fish was brought on board, he conked it with the club to put it out of its misery.


87 posted on 05/30/2015 4:32:54 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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To: Rockpile

I’m not expecting a fish to be smart. It’s a fish. But I do think the one who IS supposed to be smart would not equate his intelligence as measured by using fishing gear over catching a dumb fish.

The fish, instead of trying to prove his intelligence is merely trying to survive using all he has.


88 posted on 05/30/2015 4:49:26 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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