Peter Galvin, 25, was attacked by what witnesses described as 2.5 to 3 metre white pointer shark while surfing at Winkipop near Bells Beach, Melbourne, Australia.
The attack took place at dusk on 18 December 2006.
According to The Age Galvin received puncture wounds to the top of his calf and a major gash under his knee when he was attacked about 8pm.
He made his own way back to shore where bystanders tried to stem the blood flood flow while his surfing friend called paramedics.
Paramedics treated him at the scene before an air ambulance took him to Royal Melbourne Hospital.
A police spokeswoman at nearby Torquay told the newspaper: “A tooth was found in his wetsuit. He had been bitten from behind, resulting in wounds to his upper thigh and lower calf. He was very lucky to escape without being more seriously injured."
Sources:
The Age
Monday, December 25, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
INJURED -- 6 December 2006 -- Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -- angler attacked
A brief report in South Africa’s The Citizen newspaper says an angler with national colours, Peter Willoughby, 25, was bitten by a 150kg ragged tooth shark while trying to unhook it after catching the shark at Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa.
The report said the incident happened at 7pm on 6 December 2006. Willoughby was standing in waist-deep, discoloured water when he caught the shark.
He was bitten on his hands, calf and thigh.
“In trying to unhook it, Willoughby was bitten on the hand and as he let go, a wave rolled the shark onto his body and he was bitten again.
"Willoughby lost a lot of blood and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife staff immediately arranged for him to be taken to St Lucia, where Dr Jan Combrink treated him,” according to the report.
He received 63 stitches to his wounds.
A KZN wildlife park spokesman told the newspaper: “The young man was very lucky it was a raggie, which has sharp, pointed teeth rather than cutters.
“This provoked incident is the first of its kind along this coast.”
Sources:
The Citizen
The report said the incident happened at 7pm on 6 December 2006. Willoughby was standing in waist-deep, discoloured water when he caught the shark.
He was bitten on his hands, calf and thigh.
“In trying to unhook it, Willoughby was bitten on the hand and as he let go, a wave rolled the shark onto his body and he was bitten again.
"Willoughby lost a lot of blood and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife staff immediately arranged for him to be taken to St Lucia, where Dr Jan Combrink treated him,” according to the report.
He received 63 stitches to his wounds.
A KZN wildlife park spokesman told the newspaper: “The young man was very lucky it was a raggie, which has sharp, pointed teeth rather than cutters.
“This provoked incident is the first of its kind along this coast.”
Sources:
The Citizen
Monday, December 11, 2006
INJURED -- 11 December 2006 -- Manu Bay, Raglan, New Zealand -- surfer attacked
Elliot Paerata-Reid, 10, was surfing with his father at Manu Bay, Raglan, New Zealand on Monday 11 December 2006 when he was bitten on the foot by a shark.
"I thought it was a rock at first, then it just came up and bit me," Elliot told the New Zealand Herald.
The boy received cuts to the base and top of his foot.
His father Jamarl Paerata told the newspaper: "I just thought it was a sort of a nudge, but I heard Elliot say 'get out, get out.' I said to him 'it's just a small one' but it rolled over and took off, and then I saw blood coming out of his foot."
He said the shark was the same size as Elliot, but did not know what type of shark it was.
Elliot told the newspaper that his father ditched his own board, asking another surfer to take care of it, and immediately began paddling in to shore with him.
Ashore, medics stitched up the wounds on his foot.
Elliot told media it was a shame the summer had got off to such a frightening start, but would be back in the surf when his wounds had healed.
Raglan is one of New Zealand's top surf spots and attracts surfers from around the world.
Sources:
New Zealand Herald
"I thought it was a rock at first, then it just came up and bit me," Elliot told the New Zealand Herald.
The boy received cuts to the base and top of his foot.
His father Jamarl Paerata told the newspaper: "I just thought it was a sort of a nudge, but I heard Elliot say 'get out, get out.' I said to him 'it's just a small one' but it rolled over and took off, and then I saw blood coming out of his foot."
He said the shark was the same size as Elliot, but did not know what type of shark it was.
Elliot told the newspaper that his father ditched his own board, asking another surfer to take care of it, and immediately began paddling in to shore with him.
Ashore, medics stitched up the wounds on his foot.
Elliot told media it was a shame the summer had got off to such a frightening start, but would be back in the surf when his wounds had healed.
Raglan is one of New Zealand's top surf spots and attracts surfers from around the world.
Sources:
New Zealand Herald
INJURED – 10 December 2006 – Dillon Beach Marin County, California, US – surfer attacked
Royce Frailey, 43, was suffered minor injuries when bitten on the leg by a 12-15 foot Great White shark while surfing with friends off Dillon Beach in northwest Marin County, California, United States.
The attack took place on Sunday 10 December 2006 at around 11.50am local time.
Marin County fire Captain Rick Wonneberger told media that Frailey was pulled 15 feet under the water before the shark let go. He said the board had teeth marks from the attack
According to the fire captain Frailey was paddling his board when the attack took place. A friend of Frailey’s who was surfing 10 feet away when the attack took place said he saw the 12-15 foot Great White shark.
No other details were reported at the time of this blog.
Sources:
San Francisco Chronicle
CBS 5
The attack took place on Sunday 10 December 2006 at around 11.50am local time.
Marin County fire Captain Rick Wonneberger told media that Frailey was pulled 15 feet under the water before the shark let go. He said the board had teeth marks from the attack
According to the fire captain Frailey was paddling his board when the attack took place. A friend of Frailey’s who was surfing 10 feet away when the attack took place said he saw the 12-15 foot Great White shark.
No other details were reported at the time of this blog.
Sources:
San Francisco Chronicle
CBS 5
Sunday, December 10, 2006
NEW SHARK -- Shark under ice -- the mysterious Greenland shark
In the frigid, murky waters of the St. Lawrence River in Québec, UBC marine biologist and veterinarian Chris Harvey-Clark is painting a clearer picture of a mysterious predator that could be the longest-lived vertebrate on the
planet.
The Greenland shark typically inhabits the deep, dark waters between Greenland and the polar ice cap. At over six metres long and weighing up to 2,000 kilograms, it is the largest shark in the North Atlantic and the only shark in the world that lives under Arctic ice. Once heavily harvested for its vitamin A-rich oil -- as many as 50,000 were caught annually according to a 1948 estimate -- little is known about the animal.
For more on this story go to CDNN
or visit: Harvey-Clark's research at: www.geerg.ca
Monday, December 04, 2006
Teen attacked at Australia's Wharton Beach -- update
A teenager whose leg was bitten off by a great white shark told yesterday how he felt a "bit of a tug" as he was mauled by the 4m monster.
Zac Golebiowski, 15, had his right leg torn off from the knee when he was attacked as he surfed with his 18-year-old brother and a friend near Esperance, in Western Australia, on Saturday.
As the WA Government yesterday temporarily overturned a hunting ban on the endangered species, saying the shark responsible could be killed if it was found close to people, Zac told his family of the seemingly innocuous moment when he was grabbed.
- More from Australia's News.com
Sunday, December 03, 2006
INJURED – 2 December 2006 -- Wharton Beach, Western Australia -- surfer attacked
Zak Golebiowski, 15, had part of his right leg bitten off while body boarding about 40 metres offshore of Wharton Beach at Duke of Orleans Bay, 70km east of Esperance, Western Australia.
The attack by a five-metre Great White shark took place around 7.40am local time.
Zak was surfing with his brother when the shark attacked. The shark bit off part of his right leg and severely lacerated and punctured his left leg. His brother and a friend managed to drag the badly mauled boy onto a surfboard and to shore, according to media reports.
On shore a fisherman, Pete Hickmott, and his partner Amy Worling used a sweatshirt and an electrical cord as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding and drove Zak to Esperance, where he was airlifted to the Royal Perth Hospital.
Doctors told media the boy was in a stable condition after surgery.
"The look on his face, the colour of his skin, he was grey. It wasn't too good," Hickmott told Perth's Sunday Times newspaper.
"All I heard was screams. Then I saw the pool of blood and the surfboard behind it. It wasn't good."
Peter Hudson, the owner of Esperance Fishing and Diving, told media the couple’s quick response was critical for the boy's survival. He said he has no doubt the couple contributed greatly to the survival of the young man and in a situation like that, immediate first aid is paramount.
Sources:
The Nation
Yahoo News
One News
The attack by a five-metre Great White shark took place around 7.40am local time.
Zak was surfing with his brother when the shark attacked. The shark bit off part of his right leg and severely lacerated and punctured his left leg. His brother and a friend managed to drag the badly mauled boy onto a surfboard and to shore, according to media reports.
On shore a fisherman, Pete Hickmott, and his partner Amy Worling used a sweatshirt and an electrical cord as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding and drove Zak to Esperance, where he was airlifted to the Royal Perth Hospital.
Doctors told media the boy was in a stable condition after surgery.
"The look on his face, the colour of his skin, he was grey. It wasn't too good," Hickmott told Perth's Sunday Times newspaper.
"All I heard was screams. Then I saw the pool of blood and the surfboard behind it. It wasn't good."
Peter Hudson, the owner of Esperance Fishing and Diving, told media the couple’s quick response was critical for the boy's survival. He said he has no doubt the couple contributed greatly to the survival of the young man and in a situation like that, immediate first aid is paramount.
Sources:
The Nation
Yahoo News
One News
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