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To: ppaul
Using himself as live bait, Dicus said, ``I swam away from them and started slapping the water and kicking to distract the shark.

God Bless this incredibly brave young man

George Burgess, a researcher at the University of Florida, who investigates shark attacks worldwide, was at the scene and called the attack ''unusual'' for Florida water, mainly because of the shark's aggression.

This was not a normal Florida attack, Burgess said. Usually a shark will make a mistake, thinking it's a fish, Burgess said. ``In this instance, the shark apparently very knowingly went after a large prey item and persistently tried to follow through on its normal feeding behavior, which would be to come back and attack again and again.

It was the third unprovoked fatality this year, he said.

They seem to have found an appetite for human flesh...time to kill them all

51 posted on 06/27/2005 12:39:26 PM PDT by joesnuffy (Just trying to get in touch with my inner tagline..got feelers out but not much luck so far)
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To: joesnuffy
God Bless this incredibly brave young man

Dicus is 54, around my age. He is brave, and thank you for thinking that's young!
60 posted on 06/27/2005 1:20:03 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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