Seasonal water warming brings in the big boys to feed on species which thrive in the surf/close-to-shore environment.
Posted on 07/02/2015 5:11:23 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
A 68-year-old man was pulled under the water by a shark Wednesday in the Outer Banks — this time on Ocracoke Island.
The man was swimming outside the first breaker about 25 feet offshore, directly in front of the lifeguard stand, when he encountered a gray shark about 7 feet long, Hyde County officials said. A lifeguard saw the shark pull the man under the water. He suffered several bites to his rib cage, hip, lower leg and both hands.
A witness told CNN he saw a “trail of blood from water to the sand.”
The victim was able to swim out of the water, where a doctor who happened to be in the area was able to stabilize him, said Justin Gibbs with Hyde County EMS. The man, who was visiting from Massachusetts, was then airlifted off the island to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. The man was stable and alert, officials said.
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The Eastern U.S. has experienced, I think, higher levels of rain this spring and summer than usual. My belief is that the rivers that run out from this area are supplying more nutrients to the marine ecosystem than usual, with a corresponding increase in small organisms that feed the things that the sharks prey upon; hence an increase in shark activity. Whatever the actual case, this kind of thing ought to be predictable. And of course it’s up to people to decide if they want to take the risk, which is actually fairly small.
We’ll be visiting there end of July. I’m with you, I stay IN the boat!
In Spain they say, "bebe porque la vida is breve";
Drink, for life is short!
Seasonal water warming brings in the big boys to feed on species which thrive in the surf/close-to-shore environment.
A few weeks ago, I threw out the idea of an outer banks vacation. I haven’t been there since I was a kid.
Up until a week ago, the spouse is wavering. I would still like to go.
Obama thinks it was named after a bird...
‘Now, a bear... I could take a bear...’
Yea think? Some bears can run 35MPH.
A few minutes later some muslims flew a passenger plane into one of the Twin Towers.
The entire department has forbidden my husband from commenting on these shark attacks lol! They are a superstitious bunch. With this pres, however, I fully expect an attack soon. Not so lol.
Oh my!
Ought to know better.
Seventh Attack. And dumb asses are still getting in the water.
I am from Morehead...............Tons of sharks.
He and his wife plan on taking their ocean kayaks and frankly a bull shark could make a meal of a kayaker by simply taking a small leap (which they frequently do when chasing prey).
Yeah, but sharks, crocs and gators EAT you while you’re alive...
All that is quite true, but I would rather take my chances with a cow.
Very unlikely a cow will attack me, unseen, from below.
Highly unlikely a cow will sever limbs with a single bite.
Extremely unlikely I would go into a pasture or barn without knowing where the cow is.
A shark, on the other hand, is silent, may attack from any direction, and can end a life with a single bite.
I stay away from places where I can not see the dangers.
All that does *not* mean that I trust the cow. (insert cute emotiwhatever here)
We all know, of course, that this is the fault of the Confederate battle flag.
They are just pregaming for Shark Week...
“Yea think? Some bears can run 35MPH.”
Well... I suppose I wouldn’t be able to catch it, then... but if I did...!
I was just going to mention this...the week or two before the 911 attacks were full of reports of shark attacks in NC. We even had one in VA Beach, which is very rare. Every time you turned on the news they were blabbing about shark attacks, until about 8:45 am 9-11-01.
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