Port Kennedy Shark Attack

RIP the poor unlucky bugger that was attacked at Port Kennedy this morning. Nothing like a shark attack to get the media frothing, not to mention the hundreds of gawkers up on the lookout off Cote D'Zure.


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reports!

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:20

Yeh thats very sad for sure RIP. With all the sittings/reports of GW sharks "slightly offshore" of late i was only thinking last week how long would it take for one to come to the beaches and if so thats a high risk area!

 

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very sad! I was down that

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:23

very sad! I was down that way last night aswell

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Yep that's for sure. There

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:23

Yep that's for sure. There was a small one sighted just off this beach at the tire wreck about 2 months back. It buzzed a snapper boat burley trail....

Aparantly, this thing is still hanging round. Wonder if DoF will give shoot to kill order?!?!

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I think the small one could

Sat, 2008-12-27 20:32

I think the small one could be the local resident GW,,only 10 foot long and hangs around Penguin, Seal ,garden and Kwinana mussel farm
(and maybe the tire reef ?)

I was thinking this one could be the one that had a go at the divers a fortnight ago at 5 fathom,,,,,,,,but i guess theres lots of them about being a protected spieces that they are,,,

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cant blame

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:30

cant blame the shark though we are going to its domain just the risk we take

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Yeh definately mate. I 

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:33

Yeh definately mate. I  have surfed for years, had close brushes and know the risks myself. No point blaming an animal going about it's daily business of survival. This guys was just, really, really unlucky.

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agree

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:36

just seems theres a few more whites off our coast each year going off reports and sightings!as ryan was saying theres been afew sighted, but i havent heard any reports to warn the public to be more aware this time of the year!

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Yea, do they still have that

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:43

Yea, do they still have that spotter plane full of uni students?

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Agree also RIP fella

Sat, 2008-12-27 09:45

 he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, sharks are part of the food chain, terrible accident, apparently the son swam to shore for help.

 

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Sat, 2008-12-27 10:04

Just read an article on perthnow site and it said that the fellow was swimming with his son at 7.15am when the attack happend. Man was 51 years old. his son swam to the shore for help. They havent found the shark or the mans body.
Bloody same, so close to xmas and that poor son will have nightmares for a while. RIP

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Terrible

Sat, 2008-12-27 11:35

I am gutted , he was a very good friend and will miss him dearly.

 

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Yes Maverick he also was

Sat, 2008-12-27 17:06

a good friend of Bob and his father Alf one of the best Commodores of the CPBA, so sadly missed. Brian you will be sadly missed, Dad will be waiting for you with rod in hand,  you were a excellent fishing mastering in our Club for the fishing comps. rest in peace mate.....Bob Kennington 1st rear Commodore CPBA

 

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Fell sorry for the blokes

Sat, 2008-12-27 13:21

Fell sorry for the blokes family but at the end of the day when people enter the water thats the risk that they take,it is not our domain but the domain of the sharks and with the snapper schools still around the larger preditors will come in for a feed and when they see scuba,or free divers splashing around to them its a fish /seal in distress or a easy meal I had the boat out last week and was buzzed by a couple of large sharks and when you see the size of some of them they would make short work of someone if they fell overboard,with all this coverage on the snapper bans maybe what they should be doing is also putting up signs at ramps and beach's waring that there are large aggregating schools of fish spawning which in course will bring in the sharks

 

 

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I did read that he has seen

Sat, 2008-12-27 19:20

I did read that he has seen a Great White from the beach in that area before,,so he was aware of the risk,,,he died doing what he loved anyway,,,

R.I.P Brian Guest.

BTW> The beach from long point to ? is closed tommorow,,most of Warnbro anyway,,a possible sighting at Pt Peron of the shark late today,,,,,,,,

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Shark Attack

Sat, 2008-12-27 19:39

This puts a damper on my thoughts of doing a bit of snorkling, I was thinking of checking out some inshore reefs for Crays but might just stick with the pots, for now anyway - our thoughts go out to the families of the deceased its a terrible thing to happen no matter what time of year it is.

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RIP

Sat, 2008-12-27 20:04

What a shock,
I never met him personally but we did exchange the odd PM over time and I enjoyed his posts (On another forum).

Deepest sympathy to his family and friends.... A great man will be missed by all!!!

RIP Guesty.
David and family

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