Bull shark steals fish - video

This is such a great bull shark video.

Incident Mar. 15, 2012 - Florida - Frank A. Wacha Jr.

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March 15, 2012
Frank A. Wacha Jr.
Jensen Public Beach, Florida

61 year-old Frank A. Wacha Jr. has been surfing for the past 50 years. Thursday was the first time he had ever been bitten by a shark. Wacha was surfing in choppy, murky water 120-150 yards off of Jensen Public beach when he felt something attach itself to his left arm.

"It felt just like I had been hit," said Wacha "My arm was out of the water," he said. "I looked over and saw this shark. We were eye to eye."

Immediately after biting him, the 5-foot bull shark let go and disappeared beneath the murky water.

"The first thing I thought was, 'I need to get a wave and get to shore,'" Wacha said. "Then I thought, 'I hope I don't lose function in this arm.' I knew I wasn't going to lose the arm because it was still attached."

Wacha was able to stay on his surfboard and paddle into shore. Lifeguards were able to stop the bleeding and his wife drove him to the hospital. The bite mark reaches from his forearm to his upper arm, thankfully there was no permanent damage.

Incident Mar. 4, 2012 - Florida - Justin Worrall

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March 4, 2012
Justin Worrall
Playa Linda beach, Florida

Justin Worrall was kitesurfing off Playa Linda beach when he was bitten by a shark two times on his leg and foot. Worrall said that he didn't know what had happened until he turned around and saw the shark's fin pop out of the water.

"I felt something kind of tugging on my leg, so I dove the kite and pulled my foot out and I looked at my foot and it was all bloody. So I hopped on my board and rode back in," Worrall said.

His brother Chad posted a photo of the bite on Facebook.



Sources: miami.cbslocal.com www.wftv.com

Incident Feb. 25, 2012 - Australia - Unknown Male

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February 25, 2012
Unknown Male
Broughton Island, NSW, Australia

An unidentified male was fishing in the water near Broughton Island when he was bitten on the foot by a Grey Nurse shark. As the man was not too seriously injured he was able to sail back to Nelson Bay where he recieved treatment for his inuries at Tomaree Hospital.

Source:
www.theherald.com.au

Grey Nurse shark
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Incident Jan. 19, 2012 - Australia - David Pickering

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January 19, 2012
David Pickering
The Lagoon, Coral Bay, Western Australia

David Pickering, 26, was leading a group of snorkelers at Coral Bay in Western Australia when he was bitten on the right forarm by what is believed to be a 10-foot Tiger shark. Mr. Pickering punched the shark with his free arm causing the shark to release him. He was able to warn his fellow snorkelers and swim 300 feet to shore. Mr. Pickering suffered some tendon damage but his injuries were not life-threatening. There have been sightings of Tiger sharks in the area.

Sources:
www.perthnow.com.au
www.huffingtonpost.com

Incident Jan. 18, 2012 - Australia - Glen Folkard

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January 18, 2012
Glen Folkard
Readhead Beach, Readhead, Australia

Glen Folkard, a 44-year-old tattoo artist was surfing beyond the breakers at Redhead Beach, something he has been doing daily for the past 30 years, when he was suddenly slammed into by a 10-foot long bull shark. The force of the blow threw him off his surfboard and as the shark bit into his thigh he was pulled under the water.

"He's hit me from underneath, he's grabbed me, he's turned me, took me under and then let go cause I think he had fiberglass in his mouth..."

As soon as the shark let go, Mr. Folkard climbed back onto his surfboard and started to paddle for the shore. With assistance from local surfer Nathan Visscher, Mr. Folkard managed to make it safely back to shore. Once on the beach, Mr. Visscher used his leg rope as a turniquet to help stop the bleeding.

Mr. Folkard spent several days in intensive care suffering from massive blood loss and needed 6 surgeries to rebuild his leg. Here is a picture of his leg 3 months after the attack.

Sources:
www.heraldsun.com.au
www.huffingtonpost.com

13ft. Tiger Shark at Haleiwa, Oahu 6/9/12

My favorite tiger shark video...