A woman (name not released) was presumed bitten by a shark at Garden City Beach, South Carolina, United States around 5pm on Saturday 26 May 2007.
She was taken to Waccamaw Community Hospital for treatment of a leg injury, according to media reports.
Witnesses said they heard the woman scream. She was in thigh deep water. When she came out she had three gashes on the bottom half of her leg.
Captain Scott Gosnell of Garden City-Murrells Inlet Fire Department told media that as far as he knew “it was a shark bite to the leg”.
No other details were reported at the time of this blog.
Sources:
Island Packet
The Myrtle Beach Sun News
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
INJURED – 16 May 2007 -- Warra Beach, near Coral Bay, Western Australia – wader attacked
Early media reports say a woman, 39, (not named) was bitten on the back of her lower left leg by shark while walking in shallow water. She was holding her baby at the time of the attack which occurred around 2.45pm local time.
The attack occurred 16 May 2007 at Warra Beach, near Coral Bay in Western Australia, about a 1,000 km north of Perth.
Her husband was at the scene and drove her towards Coral Bay where they were met by an ambulance.
St John's Ambulance manager Danny Barron told media he was told that there was “significant damage to her calf muscle”.
The woman was first treated at a nursing post at Coral Bay and then taken to Carnarvon hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No further details were reported at the time of this blog.
Sources:
Sydney Morning Herald
The West Australian
The attack occurred 16 May 2007 at Warra Beach, near Coral Bay in Western Australia, about a 1,000 km north of Perth.
Her husband was at the scene and drove her towards Coral Bay where they were met by an ambulance.
St John's Ambulance manager Danny Barron told media he was told that there was “significant damage to her calf muscle”.
The woman was first treated at a nursing post at Coral Bay and then taken to Carnarvon hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No further details were reported at the time of this blog.
Sources:
Sydney Morning Herald
The West Australian
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
INJURED – 7 May 2007 -- Keawakapu Beach, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii – snorkeller attacked
A 63-year-old woman (name not released) was bitten on right her foot and calf while snorkelling about 30 metres offshore of Keawakapu Beach, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii.
The incident occurred about 8.30am on Monday, 7 May 2007. The size and type of shark was not immediately known, although an hour earlier, a surfer at Kamaole Beach Park II, about a three kilometres away, reported that a possible tiger shark bumped his friend's surfboard, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.
"Her right foot was slashed open - her complete foot on top from one end to the other longways," Amon Aquarian, who was at the scene of the attack, told media.
The woman was taken by ambulance to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Sources:
Honolulu Advertiser
Guardian
KGMB9
The incident occurred about 8.30am on Monday, 7 May 2007. The size and type of shark was not immediately known, although an hour earlier, a surfer at Kamaole Beach Park II, about a three kilometres away, reported that a possible tiger shark bumped his friend's surfboard, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.
"Her right foot was slashed open - her complete foot on top from one end to the other longways," Amon Aquarian, who was at the scene of the attack, told media.
The woman was taken by ambulance to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Sources:
Honolulu Advertiser
Guardian
KGMB9
INJURED – 7 May 2007 – Naples Beach, Florida, US – swimmer attacked
Hans Pruss, a 68-year-old German tourist, was bitten on the left leg by an unidentified shark while swimming about 100 metres offshore of Naples Beach, Florida, USA.
The incident occurred around 8.30am Monday, 7 May 2007.
Pruss managed to swim back to shore where he noticed a large circular bite beginning above his left knee and extending to his mid-thigh.
According to media reports he walked 150 metres back to his hotel. Hotel staff called 911. He was taken to NCH Naples Downtown Hospital. Emergency workers said the wound was serious but not life threatening.
Bob Hueter, director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota told media that initial reports that the shark was a 6- to- 8-foot bull shark were doubtful. Bull shark bite wounds tend to be severe or fatal, he said.
He said other sharks in the area at this time of year that are known to have attacked humans included black tips, lemon sharks and hammerheads.
Sources
Naples News
The incident occurred around 8.30am Monday, 7 May 2007.
Pruss managed to swim back to shore where he noticed a large circular bite beginning above his left knee and extending to his mid-thigh.
According to media reports he walked 150 metres back to his hotel. Hotel staff called 911. He was taken to NCH Naples Downtown Hospital. Emergency workers said the wound was serious but not life threatening.
Bob Hueter, director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota told media that initial reports that the shark was a 6- to- 8-foot bull shark were doubtful. Bull shark bite wounds tend to be severe or fatal, he said.
He said other sharks in the area at this time of year that are known to have attacked humans included black tips, lemon sharks and hammerheads.
Sources
Naples News
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