Another brother lost…
You lost count of the surfers killed by Great Whites in Australia in the past, say, year or so?
And these are attacks on surfers, not swimmers, divers or a lil kid on a Tassie fishing boat.
(And it don’t include attacks that didn’t kill the surfer, like Joe Hoffman, the twenty-five-year-old shredder whose arm was destroyed by a Great White at Crescent Head in July.)
Let’s count ‘em.
Mark Sanguinetti, 59, hit by Great White, killed, Tuncurry, NSW, May 18, 2021.
Andrew Sharpe, 52, hit by a Great White at Kelpies in Esperance, October 9, 2020. Never seen again.
Nick Slater, 46, hit, killed by a Great White at the Supabank, Queensland, September 8, 2020.
Mani Hart-Deville, 15, hit, killed by a Great White, Wooli Beach, NSW, July 11, 2020.
Rob Pedretti, 60, hit, killed, by a Great white, Salt Beach, NSW, June 7, 2020.
You see a pattern? No?
Yes?
Before yesterday’s hit gets lost in a fog of shrugged shoulders and smug pronouncements that humans don’t belong in the ocean, let’s read what the grim reality of a Great White attack is like from the perspective of observers who saw the attack, saw the aftermath.
“I saw paramedics performing CPR on him for about an hour and a half trying to save them.”
“It didn’t look good. I’ve been surfing for 22 years on Emerald Beach and there’s never been an attack in my knowledge like this. I really feel for the dude’s family — it’s a popular beach. I’ll get back in water but not for a while.”
A weeping paramedic,
“A male in his approximate late 20s, sustained significant injuries to his upper body, which has resulted in major bl — I can’t even say that… It was a devastating for everybody on the beach this morning. A number of local surfers and bystanders came to the aid of this man, they were incredibly brave in a very challenging situation.”
What about an anti-shark device that emits orca noises?
Anyone tried that?
White sharks don’t dig orca and they clear out when kller whales come around.
Or hard core rap? That could work too.
The issue here is data. We know fuck all about sharks really. The numbers are definitely back with a vengance it would seem but who really knows. The govt needs to throw some money at research and try and understand whats happening. Plenty of theories but not much hard data.
Water causes more drownings than any other chemical…let’s dry up the ocean to protect surfers! ….So who has the right to be in the water? The shark or the surfer? Why does anything “have to be done!!”? It’s called assumed liability. You want to surf, you run the risk. It’s a contract. The shark is just trying to eat and surfers are just mucking about.
What else are going to troll today?
you all like to write fuckin, fuken and cunts etc ………… why? What’s it proving ?
Generally, people who swear are more intelligent and have a higher and wider understanding of vocabulary. You forget ‘fucken’.
These are the real sharks. PR/marketer lying bastards.
“Chunk” tuna has no chunks. It is bottom of the barrel mince.
I would assume it didn’t just get the arm but a good portion of shoulder ,as well. With nothing to tie to, a tourniquet wouldn’t help.
This is written more like a Facebook post than an article.
A very uninteresting facebook post.
There is a resident bull shark up at Balian that has attacked a couple of times but like all things indo it doesn’t get much reporting…
Was going to say there was an attack at Balian. And not to make too much light of the situation, I was sitting in the water at Uluwatu one day when a bloke sitting about 50m away got hit in the leg, saw blood and started screaming ‘Shark! Shark!. We all paddled in and it wasn’t until someone noticed the teeth marks on his leg were about a 4″ wide perfect vee, that we realised he had been hit by a mackeral…
I also got knocked off my board while waiting between waves at Bingin by a flying fish that hit me square in the chest. That fucker hurt.
I had a near miss at Kong’s many years ago. Flying fish parted my hair [longer and blonder at the time] paddling over a biggish set right up the point. It would have been an embarrassing was to lose an eye.
Totally understandable way to happen though right? Those fuckers are meaty and work up a good velocity.
Shame we can’t get vaccinated against this macroscopic virus which is putting surfers at risk ?
Poor Bugger leaves behind a pregnant wife and an unborn child who will never meet his dad ….just doesn’t seem right ….my heart goes out to his family , friends and the local surfing community .
Made me think of the United Nations , and their , Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Particularly Human Right No. 3
THE RIGHT TO LIFE
We all have the RIGHT to LIFE , and to LIVE in FREEDOM and SAFETY .
I have no idea about international law but ….
a) all have …..surfers too
b) right to life
c) live in freedom ….go surfing
d)and Safety …..not to be eaten by a large protected ( by humans ) fish ?
Just wondering if these rights are more important or possibly challenge the moratorium protecting GWS …..or is this another example of cognitive dissonance ?
Maybe you should tell the Chinese to stop over fishing the sharks natural feeding grounds. Or better yet humans should stop killing what sharks naturally feed off of. Sharks don’t attack people unless there is nothing else for them to target and they get confused. Large sharks, such as the white shark and tiger shark, prey on large marine mammals such as seals, sea-lions, dolphins as well as large fishes, turtles and even sea birds. Increase those populations and problem pretty much solved. Also understand sharks habit, don’t surf around dusk or after.
I am ready to swim with and pet some sharks.
Sharks are very social (while we don’t see that for neither hands not obvious facial expressions do we see). Sharks are respectful and non-aggressive as they know what the bite can do.
The man was all dressed up to look exactly like the White’s favorite food and got bit.
This is poorly written
Sometimes you eat the shark. Sometimes the shark eats you.
People shouldn’t eat sharks.
Yes they do. People literally eat anything alive. It’s poisonous? Remove the toxin gland and serve it sashimi style.
Maybe we all just become SUPers? I heard there is a dedicated crew in the top end who surf Darwin’s local point whenever the swell is up. Pretty good enticement to not fall off in those waters…
If a mountain lion attacks a hiker here in CA they track it and kill it. Same with bear anywhere in the US. This regardless if you built your urban sprawl tract smack in the center of their natural habitat. Maybe if we could find a way to sell property in the littoral zone we could get them to reconsider shark population management?
No.
We are extincting sharks, right now.
Life is dangerous. You want to flatten mountains for the dead climbers?
You got into the sharks realm, disguised as a sillouette of his favorite food….and? What is the surprise?
The mountain lion or bear that you mention is local and could come back, also would consider humans edible
We are extincting everything including ourselves….to the moon!…oops to Mars….yeeee!
Anyone got an opinion on the shark shield? Things are getting real here on the north coast and I’m considering parting ways with the hard earned dollars if it means I might live to learn how to cutback
It’s maybe the change in ocean temp and currents that is making them move around to areas where you dont usually see them.
Fuckin’ Govts
Pack of non-culling cunts
I’m interested in seeing the statistics on the increased number of surfers in comparison to the increased amount of attacks to see if there is a relative correlation. I’m all open for discussion though. We need to understand this situation in a calm manner and advocate for what we would like done.
Meaningless – how about just look at the increase in the number of man eaters and correlate to attacks, you might surprisingly see a trend.
I’m all about finding all of the relevant numbers and having a general discussion. And not bickering amongst ourselves. The world is wound up quite tightly at the moment.
Great questions. How many more sharky poos are out there than say 20-30 years ago? And how many more surfy poos out at these breaks. There’s no way of controlling what’ll happen once you’re out in the water.
Yep. Thought the downvotes were pretty rough when I clearly stated I’m open for all discussions and dialogue. Some people are like “fuck you I want argue cunt”!
Big D …..You are possibly gaining empathy and wisdom on your spiritual journey to enlightenment ….. I am assuming that our Shark Defending Brethren , who come to visit to protest , are a bit younger and still going through the Argy Bargy Stage and not taking a holistic approach …. looking at something as a whole interconnected entity; understanding the bigger picture…..? Who knows ?
Yes! I just want us all to have some Bob Hawke like understanding of our opposition and correctly navigate our emotions and opinions together for the greater good. As a global whole we have never been more divided, everyone seems ready to attack with no concept of conflict resolution. Fuck those people! Joking, that was a little joke I put in there. I love you all.
Down votes are rude. Probably less rude than sharky poos tho – they’re likely argumentative bastards.
Best we don’t lionise the great white, as it can behave like a cunt. RIP to the fella
Sharks are such majestic creatures. If I’m eaten by a shark, and my Fam/friends cry about it, neck them! If “people” still think they have control over when/how the die, then why surf? Are you crying because you feel helpless, or because your friend died in a creatures feeding room? Just curious what makes someone cry about this…..
While I feel ya in the hypocrisy..
I imagine the sheer horror of missing limbs, death up close, and general empathy kicked in, not to mention he was working on the guy for an hour. No shame in weeping for a felled brother or sister.
The hypocrisy is in the protection of fucking sharks. Cockroach in your bedroom? Smash the cunt. Ant in your sammy? Squash the cunt. Toad on the road? Splat the cunt. Mozzy buzzing in your ear? Destroy the cunt. Need some fish for dindins? Green light the super trawlers no fucken wuckers.
Sharks killin’ cunts left right and centre? No no, we must protect these majestic creatures at all costs. At the cost of arms, legs, hands, feet, lives, we must protect them.
Last I saw it wasn’t a fucking shark that fed you, or paid you, or raised you, or nursed you. That would’ve been a person, no? All these shark attack victims are sons, daughters, mothers, brothers, sisters. Why the fuck do we care so fucking much about sharks, for fuck sake?
Dingo got your baby? Welp, shouldn’t have been camping in their backyard.
Not to mention that we eat pigs, which are more intelligent than dogs.
Sharks are fucken FISH. Stupid animals with absolutely NO emotions remotely similar to those of us humans. They’re just big aggressive mullet.
What you said about sharks isn’t true. Not one piece of it!
Search youtube for “petting sharks” and learn.
Yes, the teeth and jaws are scary. There is more to the animal then that.
Agreed, they swarm like mosquitoes and we spray those bastards.
Why the fuck do we care so fucking much about surfing, for fucks sake?
Wasting time in the ocean is great!..If I took the time, to take.the time, to add up all the time I’d wasted being wasted…I’d merely find…I’d wasted my time!
Yet we drive down roads at upwards of 70mph with a 12 inch painted line separating us!? I’m not a fan of getting bit, but I’ve been around sharks for years. It’s just part of the VAL caution. shrug. If I get bit, I’ll salute the Grey Suit when I get to heav…..wherever I end up.
Honestly, I don’t get your point? Risk? There’s potential risk and danger in pretty much every single thing you do, all day long. Where possible, you mitigate or minimise the risk. In NSW, in particular, that ain’t being done when it comes to sharks, nor in many places around the world.
Wouldn’t you know it, that’s my point. Intervention is now necessary, so risks are minimised. Whatever the fuck it is that’s caused it, things are way outta balance now compared with times past, so time to recalibrate.