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Surfer Frantically Paddles To Escape Approaching Shark [Pic]
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| July 28, 2008
Posted on 08/12/2008 12:01:19 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A surfer in New Smyrna Beach was caught on tape kicking and paddling frantically after spotting a shark closing in on him a day after a boy was bitten in the same area.
A TV news helicopter spotted the surfer paddling in the water unaware that a shark was nearby.
Video showed the surfer eventually noticing the shark and then fleeing. He is seen kicking when the shark is near his feet.
Just hours before the encounter, a 15- year-old was hospitalized after jumping on a shark.
"It appears that he actually just put his foot right into the shark's mouth," victim's mother Tammy Zettle said. "It is just a straight on shot and there are a lot of deep cuts and lacerations on the top."
Officials said the Troy Zettle was bitten by the shark in about 10 feet of water near the 2700 block of North Atlantic Avenue.
The cuts on Zettle's foot and leg were so severe that he will have to have an operation on his right foot.
He may have also suffered tendon damage
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beach; florida; shark; sharkattack; surf; surfer
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To: stainlessbanner
I have a 100% guaranteed way to avoid shark attacks.
To: stainlessbanner
Any shark that wants a bite of me will need to learn to crawl, faster than I can run.
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posted on
08/12/2008 12:04:37 PM PDT
by
West Texas Chuck
(US out of the UN - UN out of the US)
To: stainlessbanner
Yes, but all means, go ahead and make splashy movements and sounds.
Sure, you can out-run that shark.
Really.
4
posted on
08/12/2008 12:06:28 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: West Texas Chuck
He’s going to need a bigger board.
5
posted on
08/12/2008 12:06:56 PM PDT
by
Patrick1
To: stainlessbanner
a 15- year-old was hospitalized after jumping on a shark.NO, fool. You jump over the shark.
6
posted on
08/12/2008 12:07:02 PM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
("You don't eat meat, and drive electrical cars. Ur so gay, you don't even like boys.")
To: stainlessbanner
reminds me of this:
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posted on
08/12/2008 12:09:38 PM PDT
by
Squidpup
("Fight the Good Fight")
To: stainlessbanner
I used to go body surfing there - at night - after a few beers - with friends.
Hmmm. Guess I had some guardian angels nearby. My pals, too.
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posted on
08/12/2008 12:09:41 PM PDT
by
RexBeach
("Americans never quit!" Douglas MacArthur)
To: autumnraine
9
posted on
08/12/2008 12:10:18 PM PDT
by
WakeUpAndVote
(Obama is making me vote for McCain)
To: CholeraJoe
"Just hours before the encounter, a 15- year-old was hospitalized after jumping on a shark." I hope he at least gets a bronze in the Darwins.
10
posted on
08/12/2008 12:10:33 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: stainlessbanner
Sharks off New Smyrna are not exactly news in these parts...
It’s still a pretty freaky picture...
To: stainlessbanner
Just hours before the encounter, a 15- year-old was hospitalized after jumping on a shark. The Fonz would be proud.
12
posted on
08/12/2008 12:11:45 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: SJSAMPLE
And I’m sure that no one here would panic after seeing a shark beneath them.
13
posted on
08/12/2008 12:16:54 PM PDT
by
stevio
(Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
To: stainlessbanner
Confucius say: When being approached by a shark, try not to look like an injured seal.
14
posted on
08/12/2008 12:17:31 PM PDT
by
Hacklehead
(Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the hippies.)
To: Squidpup
I’m nervous every time we kayak in the ocean.
susie
15
posted on
08/12/2008 12:19:37 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Obama--Jimmy Carter's Second Term)
To: stainlessbanner
I should also point out that the largest shark nursery in the Atlantic Ocean is off the New Smyrna coast...
To: stainlessbanner
Shark makes a pretty good meal. But not good enough to use yourself for bait.
/johnny
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posted on
08/12/2008 12:24:27 PM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: stainlessbanner
Same beach a few weeks ago
I think the sharks are pissed and they ain't gonna take no mo!
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posted on
08/12/2008 12:25:06 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(A kid at McDonalds has more real-world work experience than Barack Hussein.)
To: VeniVidiVici
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posted on
08/12/2008 12:34:47 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: VeniVidiVici
I think the sharks are pissed and they ain't gonna take no mo! Wouldn't you be?
20
posted on
08/12/2008 12:40:04 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(God exists. What impact does that fact have on your plans?)
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