"Sharks bite seven people
Friday, 13 April 2001 15:56 (ET)
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., April 13 (UPI) -- A 2-mile stretch of the Atlantic Ocean off New Smyrna Beach, Fla., was closed to swimmers and surfers for about an hour Friday after three people were bitten by sharks. They were among at least seven shark victims in the same area this week."
vny.com
"for about an hour"??
shouldn't there be some sort of mandatory 1 hour per bite law? not that it matters to me, though. i have my own personal set of shark bite rules, loosely defined as one bite equals leave the state.
who are these people, standing at water's edge looking at their watches, waiting for some guy with white lotion on his nose to give the all's safe signal so they can dive back into the feeding grounds?
and check out how the above article ends....
"A St.Petersburg, Fla., area man was killed by a shark last year immediately after he jumped into the water from his dock."
"immediately". wow, what harsh bad luck and incredibly ill-timing. "immediately". like he damn near jumped on the shark's back, or something. or maybe directly into its open mouth.
imagine, for a moment, being the shark. talk about opportunity falling into your lap... "jeez, i'm starving". SPLASH "whoa!" |
