Bitten by a Great White at Manahttan Beach Today!

[Zooport]

Just read this on Yahoo.  A long distance swimmer got bitten by a great white shark today as he was swimming about 300 yards off the beach in Manhattan Beach.  He seems like he will be OK. 

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/shark-at-end-of-fishermans-line-attacks-swimmer/

I know a guy got killed by a GW off of Solana Beach a few years ago, but I haven't heard of any problems since that. 

[Puamana4me]

if you were a GW with a  hook in your mouth, you might be a little pissed off and perhaps bite someone.

the shark won however, the fisherman cut the line

[kayadogg]

I've heard a few speculations about the fisherman... That he frequently fishes for sharks, that he chums, etc. and I saw a video taken from the pier during this attack. They were laughing about the shark being hooked and it seemed like it was all fun and games to them until that unfortunate swimmer got bit. Does seem like this shark was probably pissed off for being hooked and fighting for 30-40 minutes and probably lashed out at whatever was near him. Sucks for the shark and the swimmer. If this fisherman was chumming, I hope karma pays him a swift kick to the balls.

[The Kernel]

" If this fisherman was chumming, I hope karma pays him a swift kick to the balls."

Or a civil suit....

[SeaMe]

I've heard a few speculations about the fisherman... That he frequently fishes for sharks, that he chums, etc. and I saw a video taken from the pier during this attack. They were laughing about the shark being hooked and it seemed like it was all fun and games to them until that unfortunate swimmer got bit. Does seem like this shark was probably pissed off for being hooked and fighting for 30-40 minutes and probably lashed out at whatever was near him. Sucks for the shark and the swimmer. If this fisherman was chumming, I hope karma pays him a swift kick to the balls.

Someone explain to me why fisherman are allowed to do this? I'm all for fishing responsibly and I've seen people do it from the beach, however, it's always been when the beaches are closed to swimmers. Earlier this year some yahoos in Ft. Lauderdale did something that sounds similar to what happened at Manhattan Beach—they dragged a 13ft Hammerhead to shore. Below is the video, forward to the 0:39 mark—that's not an empty stretch. 



I'd love to know where the lifeguards were (Ft. Lauderdale has them year-round) during this.

It's funny, someone on a 10ft board with a paddle is an imminent danger to swimmers, but pissing off a massive shark and dragging it into the swim zone isn't? 

[Puamana4me]

It is well known locally, that earlier this year , a fisherman tragically lost their life, via a tiger shark attack while chumming on a kayak with their legs dangling in the water , slightly offshore of an island in Hawaii.

[SeaMe]

I've heard a few speculations about the fisherman...

Why speculate when there's video:

[Califoilia]

Why speculate when there's video:

I believe the "speculation" is whether or not the shark actually "bit" the swimmer, or whether is was a case of the shark moving and slashing around trying to get the hook out of its mouth....and the swimmer just happened to be in the area in which it was doing it.

A marine biologist that was interviewed (who works at the aquarium at the end of the pier), believed (speculated) that one of the swimmer's strokes actually caught the fisherman's line, and as a result, pulled the shark to him (or him to the shark), that was thrashing around with mouth open, trying to "spit the hook".  [Here's the interview....go to the 1:33 mark of the clip, and then the :59 sec mark of this one....]

By the looks of the wound(s) on the swimmer, that appears to be the more plausible event, as they look to be more of a "scrapping" type injury, and not a chunk taken out of him, had the shark actually chomped down/"bit" on him.



Again, JMO of the "speculative" reports coming from the evening news broadcasts out here.

EDIT: To add picture of swimmer's injury while being carried from the water. 

[ninja tuna]

I'd love to know where the lifeguards were (Ft. Lauderdale has them year-round) during this.

That section of of Ft Lauderdale does not have lifeguards

[SeaMe]

I believe the "speculation" is whether or not the shark actually "bit" the swimmer, or whether is was a case of the shark moving and slashing around trying to get the hook out of its mouth....and the swimmer just happened to be in the area in which it was doing it.

In the linked reports they confirm he was bit on the torso, under the arm.  Now, if their science is accurate, juvenile or "baby" great whites have different teeth, hence it didn't take a chunk out of the swimmer. But he did get bit.

A marine biologist that was interviewed (who works at the aquarium at the end of the pier), believed (speculated) that one of the swimmer's strokes actually caught the fisherman's line, and as a result, pulled the shark to him (or him to the shark), that was thrashing around with mouth open, trying to "spit the hook".

I see what you're saying, but I still think the whole ugly incident would not have happened if not for the presence of the fisherman.

[Weasels wake]

All the speculation aside, NOBODY, I'll say it again, NOBODY should be fishing for sharks from a pier where there are people in the water!!!!!!!!!!
Dumb fu(k.
I use to lifeguard on the Pismo pier, and whenever I saw somebody doing that, when there were peeps in the water, I'd walk up to them and say "STOP!", they always did.

[Zooport]

All the speculation aside, NOBODY, I'll say it again, NOBODY should be fishing for sharks from a pier where there are people in the water!!!!!!!!!!
Dumb fu(k.
I use to lifeguard on the Pismo pier, and whenever I saw somebody doing that, when there were peeps in the water, I'd walk up to them and say "STOP!", they always did.

Agree.  The myopic stupidity of that fisherman is amazing. 

[SeaMe]

The fisherman's side:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Nothing-We-Could-Do-Fisherman-Who-Caught-Shark-That-Bit-Swimmer-265927001.html

He admits that he knew what it was within 15 minutes of hooking it yet kept it on the line for 40-45 minutes, so I think he's got trouble ahead of him. If not from the authorities, then possibly from the swimmer who is not pleased: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Manhattan-Beach-Shark-Attack-Survivor-Reunited-with-Rescuer-265967711.html

An interesting note: a paddleboarder is credited with rescuing the swimmer: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/No-Time-to-React-Swimmer-Bitten-by-Shark-Thought-He-Was-Going-to-Die-265927611.html

[Califoilia]

A marine biologist that was interviewed (who works at the aquarium at the end of the pier), believed (speculated) that one of the swimmer's strokes actually caught the fisherman's line, and as a result, pulled the shark to him (or him to the shark), that was thrashing around with mouth open, trying to "spit the hook".

I see what you're saying, but I still think the whole ugly incident would not have happened if not for the presence of the fisherman.

Oh yeah, I agree with that 100%.....no speculation there. 

Don't remember, but it might have been that same biologist that said that was only the 2nd record juvenile shark bite on a human in history.....so that also seems to make the fisherman (who chose not to cut the line when he should have) even more culpable in the chain of events

[supthecreek]

Very strange response by the guys taking the video... watching a great white being reeled into a group of offshore swimmers is hardly what you'd call "funny"