Ignorance is bliss, mostly.
Back in 2012, bodyboarder Davey Lilienfeld was killed by a Great White in front of his brother at Koel Bay, an idyllic and real consistent beachbreak in Cape Town, South Africa.
Lilienfeld, who was twenty, was hit by a Great White estimated to be between fifteen and eighteen feet long.
Yeah, real big.
Usual story, bitten on the leg, bled out.
Plenty of people on the beach saw it unfold, some taking photos.
Another,
“I saw the shark circle this guy. The brother was on his way out to catch a wave, and his brother called out to him. We just saw blood all over. The brother wanted to go in and help, but he couldn’t because the shark still had his brother. The second time the shark took him, it took the boy down with him. A few minutes later the bodyboard surfaced. And then the body was washed on to the rocks. It was terrible to witness. I’m still shaking (six hours later). I felt so helpless – I can still hear him shouting for help…”
Another,
“I saw this big dorsal fin and after that I saw him getting attacked. He was off his board and in the water. Then the shark turned around and attacked him again. Just before it attacked him, he tried to put his board between him and the shark. He was pushing the shark’s head with his board. But within two seconds the water turned from turquoise to red.”
Now, in a chillingly similar scenario, footage shared to Twitter shows a twleve-ish footer patrolling the waters near surfers and swimmers.
Shark 🦈 tank @cutmaker pic.twitter.com/vqFF3s9LbZ
— Greg Davies (@the_gregdavies) January 18, 2022
It’s the sorta vision you can take two ways.
One, Whites are always around, ain’t no reason to get freaked out or, two, every day could be your last and the odds getting shorter and shorter now that Whites are protected pretty much everywhere.
I tend to favour the former.
The actual facts are: There have been many recent spottings of Bronze Whalers the last few weeks. All under 2m. They have been coming regularly and often hang about in wave zone for 10-15 min before continuing on.
There are full time shark spotters who sound alarm and raise flag above on the cliffs.
These guys simply chose to ignore the flag.
White sharks have not been spotted here for quite some time now.
Getting her arse out on the bog
I did like him when he an underdog back then, I don’t dislike him I just wouldn’t mind seing some of the newer players in the finals. One player I do dislike is Medvedev. Just tired of Nadal and Jokavich every single final.
I think the most enjoyable match I’ve ever seen is Serena’s meltdown in the final of the U.S Open a few years ago and Osaka. I was getting tired of seeing her in all the finals also
I’m not gonna miss him, I’m sick of the same four players winning every tournament for the last twenty years. I wish Nadal wasn’t there either.
I’ve been to that beach and had a local tell me a story about his buddy getting attacked, bitten on the leg and bleeding out on way to hospital. Beautiful beach…not in Cape Town though.
Agreed, Gabby has great buns.
“12 footer “…….I think you are prone to “size exaggeration”.
Agree, but you sounds like my ex
taco alert
Missed a chance to plug your mates tourniquet kit Dez, you’re slipping.
I love it how this has evolved from a typical shark attack story to one about Tati’s exceptional ass. Classic BG.
Been slow on surfing hotties the last year. Havent had a DR Coffey sighting in a while.
Idyllic. Ya ain’t lying. Love that place. Was good friends with a guy who survived an attack there.
Did you get your gear back all right ?
Or lose a few ?
Right where I left it. You were right, lil buggers have had lockjaw since.
Good one !
Yea, earthquake, tsunami and its lights out for a week or so.
Scratchy as fuck and not worth the bait and fuel.
Surf time !
Great arse won’t cover up one of the worst styles on tour.
Tats is a charger.
She’s tight!!
And rocks a lil hard body.
Hits it vertical backside too.
One of the best
Friendly and down to earth as well
Must be hot over there, watching the Australian Open and both girls look like they’re going to die on the court.
Dunno
But there’s a lot of fans there.
Wait, but Gabby does have good style.
#gotati
Brutal to watch, brutal way to go.
Slater wants to know if the shark was vaxxed?
Many good friends of the shark almost died because of the vaccine.
Spot on as death is all around us!
Was the shark smiling??
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