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elaelap posted 11-29-2002 05:45 PM ET (US)
While my 16-yr-old kid and I were knocking around in our Katama off Bodega head on Thanksgiving day (see my comments in the "Snow" thread, this Forum), we saw an orange rescue helicopter heading north and wondered what was happening...nothing on Channel 16. Turns out, according to today's newspaper (Santa Rosa Press Democrat), assistant city attorney Mike Casey (a good guy, for a lawyer) was surfing at Salmon Creek, two or three miles from us, when he was attacked by a great white shark. "Bone-deep" lacerations to his legs, thrown into the air by the shark, the water red with his blood, and now hospitalized here in Sonoma County, doing okay. His wife's comment (and I'm not making this up): "He's still got all his fingers and toes...but I think he's a little bummed because he had a whole surf weekend planned." Great whites breed in Tomales Bay, just south of Bodega, and have been sighted by several of my fishing buddies. This one was 16 feet long (16 ft 7 inches?!) according to other surfers who witnessed the attack. Makes one think about two foot freeboard, don't it? Happy holidays, folks.
Tony
pamlico posted 11-29-2002 05:54 PM ET (US)
Yep,...read that today on drudgereport.com. It said the shark tossed him in the air. And left, after everybody started screaming.
Whaler Proud posted 11-30-2002 06:48 PM ET (US)
In the article it was mentioned that the Great White's favorite food was sitting on the beach close by.
Great White's dine on seals and sea lions. Shark attacks have been on the increase in waters along the northern California coast since seals and sea lions were given protection against hunting and the greatest concentration of these sharks can be found in areas where the sea mammals congregate.
This guy was very fortunate. I have seen film footage showing sharks stalking prey within 10 yards of the beach. I guess they don't really like the taste of humans, but don't realize what they have until they take a bite. In the same film, researchers were shown (in their Boston Whalers) filming how these things feed. The research station is in the Farallons outside of San Francisco bay.
triblet posted 11-30-2002 06:52 PM ET (US)
http://www.surfpulse.com/shark2.shtml for more info.

Chuck

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Author	Topic: shark v. shark
elaelap	posted 11-29-2002 05:45 PM ET (US) While my 16-yr-old kid and I were knocking around in our Katama off Bodega head on Thanksgiving day (see my comments in the "Snow" thread, this Forum), we saw an orange rescue helicopter heading north and wondered what was happening...nothing on Channel 16. Turns out, according to today's newspaper (Santa Rosa Press Democrat), assistant city attorney Mike Casey (a good guy, for a lawyer) was surfing at Salmon Creek, two or three miles from us, when he was attacked by a great white shark. "Bone-deep" lacerations to his legs, thrown into the air by the shark, the water red with his blood, and now hospitalized here in Sonoma County, doing okay. His wife's comment (and I'm not making this up): "He's still got all his fingers and toes...but I think he's a little bummed because he had a whole surf weekend planned." Great whites breed in Tomales Bay, just south of Bodega, and have been sighted by several of my fishing buddies. This one was 16 feet long (16 ft 7 inches?!) according to other surfers who witnessed the attack. Makes one think about two foot freeboard, don't it? Happy holidays, folks. Tony
pamlico	posted 11-29-2002 05:54 PM ET (US) Yep,...read that today on drudgereport.com. It said the shark tossed him in the air. And left, after everybody started screaming.
Whaler Proud	posted 11-30-2002 06:48 PM ET (US) In the article it was mentioned that the Great White's favorite food was sitting on the beach close by. Great White's dine on seals and sea lions. Shark attacks have been on the increase in waters along the northern California coast since seals and sea lions were given protection against hunting and the greatest concentration of these sharks can be found in areas where the sea mammals congregate. This guy was very fortunate. I have seen film footage showing sharks stalking prey within 10 yards of the beach. I guess they don't really like the taste of humans, but don't realize what they have until they take a bite. In the same film, researchers were shown (in their Boston Whalers) filming how these things feed. The research station is in the Farallons outside of San Francisco bay.
triblet	posted 11-30-2002 06:52 PM ET (US) http://www.surfpulse.com/shark2.shtml for more info. Chuck