Re: 07/07/2011 Shawn Hamilton ( Texas )
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:49 am
Filed with Internatioanl Shark Attack file - excerpts - Me, my wife and 14 yr old son immediately upoun ariving at the beach fished (croaker) the first sand bar about 50 yds past the road (North) - no luck - moved to 2nd sand bar - as soon as we were there - wife 24 inch trout - I walk the trout back to the ice chest (We don't use stringers in surf) - got back,,she had a 20" - took it back, then she had another....took it back.
My wife switch palces so my son could hit her spot - he was 20ft to my left she was 20 ft to my right. while watching my line I heard my son hollar "SHARK, SHARK", as I look at him a 5ft shark was on TOP of the water (half way out swimming fast at him). he backs up, hopping backwards wich now puts him on the edge of the 1st gut. I went to him, telling him to settle down as there were @ 5 people behind us swimming. As he was backing up he dropped his 5500C3 & Allstar rod - 10 ft away he said, "Dad he bit me", I thought, well he probably scraped him with his skin, then he said that he could not put his foot down,,, I knew it was now serious, this was about a 15 sec time lapse form his yelling
My wife and I hauled him to shore - shark was still around us - the people on the beach thought stingray until his foot came out of the water and they freaked. poured distilled H20 in it, wrapped it w turrniquit - went to hospital from 5:00 to midnight - 54 stiches - Doc said looks like multilple wounds - 4 -5 on foot and 1 on shin -next day my son said that he couldn't hit his nose cuz it was too deep - so he kicked/moved his feet everytime the sharks nose hit his shin - the Dr. said that he is lucky to have his foot and not to have bled out
**** The sadest part for me is that, as a Father, my son just got tall enough to stand at the 2nd sand bar (5' 10")and condition were perfect. along with my wife I felt that I woudl have a surf fishing buddy for life - now I feel that I have lost that - I'm not for sure if he will get into the water again and I don't blame him***
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The Father reported to me that his son did not cry, panic or scream theough the whole ordeal - not even in the ER were he had +100 shots of Novocain in each wound so they coudl sew.
To the Son from "Coach" - many of us live our entire lives never truly knowing, only wondering about how we would act in a perilous situation. There is a small "fraternity" of us that through various circumstances, have been put to the test. Even a smaller number of us know and are proud of what we are made of/ how we acted. Many people aspire to have Courage. You have just proven... to yourself that courage will always be your companion. Welcome to the club!! Your Father is very proud of you.
My wife switch palces so my son could hit her spot - he was 20ft to my left she was 20 ft to my right. while watching my line I heard my son hollar "SHARK, SHARK", as I look at him a 5ft shark was on TOP of the water (half way out swimming fast at him). he backs up, hopping backwards wich now puts him on the edge of the 1st gut. I went to him, telling him to settle down as there were @ 5 people behind us swimming. As he was backing up he dropped his 5500C3 & Allstar rod - 10 ft away he said, "Dad he bit me", I thought, well he probably scraped him with his skin, then he said that he could not put his foot down,,, I knew it was now serious, this was about a 15 sec time lapse form his yelling
My wife and I hauled him to shore - shark was still around us - the people on the beach thought stingray until his foot came out of the water and they freaked. poured distilled H20 in it, wrapped it w turrniquit - went to hospital from 5:00 to midnight - 54 stiches - Doc said looks like multilple wounds - 4 -5 on foot and 1 on shin -next day my son said that he couldn't hit his nose cuz it was too deep - so he kicked/moved his feet everytime the sharks nose hit his shin - the Dr. said that he is lucky to have his foot and not to have bled out
**** The sadest part for me is that, as a Father, my son just got tall enough to stand at the 2nd sand bar (5' 10")and condition were perfect. along with my wife I felt that I woudl have a surf fishing buddy for life - now I feel that I have lost that - I'm not for sure if he will get into the water again and I don't blame him***
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The Father reported to me that his son did not cry, panic or scream theough the whole ordeal - not even in the ER were he had +100 shots of Novocain in each wound so they coudl sew.
To the Son from "Coach" - many of us live our entire lives never truly knowing, only wondering about how we would act in a perilous situation. There is a small "fraternity" of us that through various circumstances, have been put to the test. Even a smaller number of us know and are proud of what we are made of/ how we acted. Many people aspire to have Courage. You have just proven... to yourself that courage will always be your companion. Welcome to the club!! Your Father is very proud of you.