2010 Shark Attack Related Incidents

09/06/2010 Human Remains ( Bahamas ) ***Fatal*** Scavenged

The mangled remains of a human being were found inside a large shark pulled from the sea by three Bahamian fishermen near Exuma.

The fishermen were reportedly processing their day’s catch when they discovered a partially decomposed human foot in the shark’s mouth. They called the Royal Bahamas Defence Force who came to accompany the fishing vessel back to the Coral Harbour base.

At the time of the discovery, the fishing vessel was about 35 miles south of New Providence near the Exuma chain.

In an exclusive interview, the Tribune newspaper reports that one of the fishermen, Bahamian investment banker Humphrey Simmons, said, “Everything was intact from the knee down, it was mangled, but there was still flesh on the bone.”

After dissecting the predator, additional body parts were discovered including the man’s other leg, two severed arms and a torso in two sections.

It is believed that the man drowned before being devoured by the shark.

The police have opened an investigation into the case to determine the identity of the man and the nature of his demise.


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09/00/2010 Bjorn Jensen ( Tonga )

Shark bite victim in Auckland Hospital

4:55 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010

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Danish Sports Sciences Student Bjorn Jensen, 24, recovers after being bitten by a shark in the Haapai Islands, Tonga. Photo / NZPA

A Danish student, whose foot was severely damaged by a shark while he was on a whale watching adventure in Tonga, is undergoing surgery this week in Auckland Hospital.

Bjorn Jensen, 24, was swimming with a group of eight other tourists and two guides off the Hapai group of islands late last week when the shark sank its teeth into his foot.

"It's like four big puncture wounds when it took a bite," he said from his hospital bed today.

Mr Jensen said they were all swimming in a line and close to a whale and her calf so weren't focusing on anything else.

"It was amazing as the mother whale was swimming underneath us and then suddenly I felt this whack on my foot and thought I may have banged into some coral or a whale. I was confused and didn't know what happened so the guide swam over, and got everyone straight back on the boat," he ...

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09/03/2010 Jason Coffman ( Florida )

The second incident happend just before noon near Ponce Inlet near the jetty.
A surfer was bitten in the hand by a shark. The Coast Guard was able to bandage the man up and he was not transported to the hosptial.



Sharks sink teeth into 2 surfers in Volusia

The surf has calmed down enough for surfers to safely ride the waves -- or so they thought.

For the third and fourth time this year, a shark has bitten surfers off the Volusia County coast.

New Smyrna Beach is known the “shark bite capital of the world,” because of the large number of juvenile sharks that mistakenly bite surfers and swimmers in the murky water.

The first incident happened just after 9 a.m. Friday in front of The Minorca condominium complex, near the Ponce Inlet jetty.

According to Volusia County Beach Patrol, the surfer was in the water, when a shark bit him on the leg, near his hip.

The man declined an ambulance ride, and instead took a private vehicle to the hospital.

The surfer’s injuries were not life-threatening, as is often the case with shark bites in Volusia County.

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09/03/2010 Andrew Heald ( Florida )

Coast Guardsman bitten by shark

By MARK I. JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER
September 3, 2010 10:59 AM

A crew member of U.S. Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet became Volusia County's latest shark bite victim this morning, a station official said.

The unidentified crewman was surfing south of the south jetty before 9 a.m. when he was grabbed.

The official, who did not give his name, said he had no idea of the seriousness of the wound.

Beach Patrol officers were unable to be reached for comment on the third bite of the year.

The guardsman was taken to Bert Fish Medical Center for treatment of the bite.


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09/02/2010 Benjamin D'Emden ( Solomon Islands )

Shark attacks holidaying Sydney man in the Solomon Islands

The Daily Telegraph
September 03, 2010 12:00AM

A SYDNEY man stared death in the face when a shark mauled his head while he swam in the Solomon Islands yesterday.

Benjamin D'Emden, 34, from inner city Sydney, was holidaying on a remote island resort when the shark attacked him from below.

It bit into his face, leaving Mr D'Emden with severe cuts to his face and neck. He was flown to the capital Honiara's main hospital by an emergency medical charter.

Doctors at the National Referral Hospital were last night working to stabilise Mr D'Emden so he could be flown to Australia for emergency treatment.

It is understood he had only been in the Solomon Islands a few days and was holidaying with 16 other Australians, including his father, when the attack occurred.

Last night a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the Australian Consul was working with local authorities.

"The Australian High Commission, Honiara is providing the man with consular assistance," he said.

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Lucky to be alive ... Sydney man Ben D'Emden / Pic: Facebook

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2000 Reported Shark Attacks

07/16/2000 Shannon Ainslie ( SOUTH AFRICA )

Double shark-attack victim returns to Nahoon

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NO FEAR: Jeffreys Bay surfer Shannon Ainslie, 25, with J-Bay surfing sisters Emma, 15, (left) and Gina Smith, 14, whom he coaches. Ainslie survived a double shark attack 10 years ago.
AN East London surfer who overcame the trauma of a terrifying shark attack by two great whites at Nahoon Reef 10 years ago, returns to the same surf break today – this time aiming to take top honours in the Mr Price South African Open.
Shannon Ainslie, who was 15 when a tourist caught the unprecedented double attack on video, said he had “no fear at all” about surfing at the Reef.
He said he would be more focused on beating the likes of big-name Springbok surfers Greg Emslie and Warwick Wright than worrying about once again becoming the target of hungry marine predators.
Recalling the attack, which is still regularly aired on television channels like National Geographic and Animal Planet, Ainslie said he thought he was “in a daydream” when a day of surfing in July 2000 became a living nightmare. “I was paddling for a wave ...

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08/05/2010 Judy Fischman ( Florida ) No Injury

'This is bad': Florida woman tells how she slugged shark to swim another day


NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Judy Fischman knows a shark tail when she sees one.

And the last time she saw one, it left her with quite a shark tale.

Fischman considers herself lucky to be alive after a shark swam under her and lifted her out of the water while as many as three other sharks swam nearby.

The encounter lasted just seconds and might be hard to believe if not for witnesses on the shore at Bethune Park in New Smyrna Beach.

The incident caught the attention of nationally recognized shark expert George Burgess, who initially cast doubt by suggesting it might have been a whale or porpoise.

Fischman wishes he were right, but says he's not.

"When he first told me he thought it was a mammal, I tried to hold that thought for a while because it was a whole lot more comforting than what actually happened," she said. "If it was a small whale, that's just fine."

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1999 and Prior Shark Attacks

07/26/1975 Gary Grace ( Australia )

Coast shark attack relived


MICK Grace will never forget the day he saw his brother almost bitten in half by a shark at Maroochydore beach.

As Western Australia’s surfing community mourns the victim of a fatal shark attack this week, Mick recalled the day his brother was almost taken by a white pointer 35 years ago.

Mick was about 17 years old and was surfing with his older brother Gary and a few mates in front of the Sea Breeze Caravan Park.

Mick had moved away from the group right before “all hell broke loose”.

“We were sort of thinking we should go in and next thing: bang! This thing hit Gary from underneath, about 100 mile an hour,” Mick said.

The shark pulled Gary and part of his surfboard under.

“There was just a big splash. You didn’t know what to do.”

Mick said the shark could only take the foam board “so far” before it had to release the board and Gary slipped out of its mouth, kicking furiously to the surface.

“He was kicking and screaming when he came to the surface,” Mick said, before the shark came back at his ...

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08/18/2010 Seth Shorten ( Florida )

Boy Bitten In St. Johns County Surf
Authorities Say Wound Appears To Be Shark Bite

POSTED: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
UPDATED: 11:24 am EDT August 18, 2010

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CRESCENT CITY, Fla. -- A 10-year-old boy was treated for what appeared to be a shark bite Wednesday morning, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

The boy was on a boogie board in the surf north of Crescent Beach just before 9 a.m. when he was bitten on the foot. Sgt. Chuck Mulligan said when the boy saw the shark, he yelled to his dad and then was bitten.

Paramedics treated what was described as a superficial wound, and the boy's father drove him to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine. Mulligan said the boy was going to need stitches.

"From the looks of the wound, it does appear to be a shark bite," Mulligan said. "The young boy stated to his father that he saw the shark in the water prior to the bite."

This is the fourth apparent shark bite along northeast Florida's beaches this summer.

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08/17/2010 Nicholas Edwards ( Australia ) *** Fatal ***

Australian surfer dead after shark attack

A surfer has died after being attacked by a large shark in Australia's Margaret River area.

Police and the RAC helicopter were dispatched to a beach south of Cowaramup Bay in the Gracetown area this morning.

Police have confirmed the man has died from his injuries after being rushed to hospital. They could not say how old he was or confirm his identity.

The man is believed to have been attacked while surfing on his own, at a beach only accessible by four-wheel-drive vehicles.

The attack reportedly happened about 8.15am. He was then rushed to Margaret River Hospital with serious injuries.

The Gracetown area is a well-known and notorious surfing spot. A popular local surfer Brad Smith, 29, was killed by a shark while surfing at Lefthanders beach in July, 2004.

There were reports Mr Smith was attacked by two sharks, described as being great whites, but the type of species was never confirmed.

A teenager surfer, Cameron Rowe, saw the two sharks and described how one kept attacking Mr Smith, with blood spilling everywhere.

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