bloody things....
Submitted by scotto on Fri, 2011-02-18 09:56
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/diver-may-have-been-attacked-by-shark/story-e6frg12c-1226007972771
in an area renowned for its sightings, it looks like this guy was tag teamed by 2 GW's. not sure whether they will find his body from that.
another sad for west australians (he was from W.A.).
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Sad to hear it, but as a
Sad to hear it, but as a commerical diver he knew the risks and took the chances.
Wonder if a Sharkpod would have saved him?
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not good news at all. but
not good news at all. but unfortunatly it can and does happen. every time you enter the water you take the risk of a shark attack, luckily very few do get attacked. it is their domain and their only doing what comes naturally. condolences to the family
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Very sad. All the usual
Very sad. All the usual arguments and facts are coming up again but everyone who goes in the water knows the risks, especially commercial divers. Just sad for the family that nothing has been recovered.
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Bloody unusual 2 Whites
They are usually solo hunters. Who said it was GWs. Did someone witness it?
Obviously very sad. He also was a great underwater photographer from what I have heard. Had a interesting talk on ABC Radio about this yesterday that I overheard.
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very sad for the family! as has been said he knew the risks and accepted them. everyone does when we venture out there... not much chance of recovering much id say either if 2 big whites where on the act as has been said?? did anyone ever see the footage of that Sth African bloke surfing get knocked off his board in that wave by the 2 whites??? and he lived to tell the tale!@ -- woulda been a great time to buy a lotto ticket id say!
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Apparently the area
were this unfortunate abalonie diver got taken, was a no go area for a lot of divers due to to many GW's in the area, we will never know, would have hated to be the skipper of the boat, that witnessed the two GW's attacking his abalonie diver, shocking to witness something like that, it would stick in your mind for ever, RIP and condolences to the family.
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