Linda Whitehurst, 52, was attacked by a 2.5 metre Great White shark while paddling a surf ski about 150 metres from shore at The Pass, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
The attack occurred at around 11.30am on Monday 15 October 2007.
Whitehurst and her husband were paddling separate skis when the shark bit the back of her ski knocking her into the water. She punched the shark several times with her paddle until it swam away.
Her husband was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald as saying: “[The shark] literally lifted itself in the back of Linda's boat ... and had the back of the boat in its mouth and gave it a shake.”
After the shark swam off Whitehurst managed to make it back to shore and went to Byron Bay Hospital where she received a few stitches for a small wound in her arm.
Sources:
Sydney Morning Herald
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
INJURED -- 13 October 2007 -- Holmes Reef, off Cairns, Australia -- spearfisher attacked
A 31-year-old man (not named) was attacked by a shark while spearfishing at Holmes Reef about 240km offshore of Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. The incident happened just before noon on Saturday, 13 October 2007.
According to a report on News.com.au the shark attacked from behind, biting the back of the man's leg and tearing into his calf muscle.
An ambulance officer was quoted as saying: "It was a pretty deep, long tear.
"His tendons and muscles were exposed. The tear was about 30cm long."
The man was one of about 20 people on a charter boat specialising in spearfishing.
A helicopter rescue crew winched him from the boat and flew him to Cairns Base Hospital where he was reported in “good spirits”.
Helicopter pilot Chris Maehl told media "he was all bandaged up by the time we got there and was pretty stable, in good spirits considering”.
Sources:
News.com.au
According to a report on News.com.au the shark attacked from behind, biting the back of the man's leg and tearing into his calf muscle.
An ambulance officer was quoted as saying: "It was a pretty deep, long tear.
"His tendons and muscles were exposed. The tear was about 30cm long."
The man was one of about 20 people on a charter boat specialising in spearfishing.
A helicopter rescue crew winched him from the boat and flew him to Cairns Base Hospital where he was reported in “good spirits”.
Helicopter pilot Chris Maehl told media "he was all bandaged up by the time we got there and was pretty stable, in good spirits considering”.
Sources:
News.com.au
Monday, October 01, 2007
FATAL -- 30 September 2007 -- Lifou, Loyalty Islands, French New Caledonia -- swimmer attacked
A brief report out of remote Pacific archipelago French New Caledonia says a 23-year-old French woman died of her wounds after she was bitten by a shark while swimming with a friend 200 metres off a beach on Lifou island, part of the Loyalty Islands group.
“She bled to death
after suffering
a deep shark bite from knee to hip,” according to the report in the Daily Telegraph.
Her friend managed to swim ashore to ask local tribesmen for help, but they were too late.
The victim, whose name as not released, was a nurse from mainland France who had just finished a hospital contract in Noumea. She was in Lifou for a short beach holiday before flying home.
No other details were reported at the time of this blog.
“She bled to death
after sufferinga deep shark bite from knee to hip,” according to the report in the Daily Telegraph.
Her friend managed to swim ashore to ask local tribesmen for help, but they were too late.
The victim, whose name as not released, was a nurse from mainland France who had just finished a hospital contract in Noumea. She was in Lifou for a short beach holiday before flying home.
No other details were reported at the time of this blog.
Photos:
Top: A beach on Lifou island
Bottom: Lifou island from space
Sources:
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SCARED -- 28 September 2007 -- Humbolt County, Northern California, USA -- surfer attacked
Sue Snyder (no age reported) escaped injury when a shark attacked the board she was surfing at a beach in Humbolt County, Northern California, USA. The incident occurred on Friday 28 September 2007.
Witnesses say Sue Snyder was sitting on her surfboard when a Great White shark knocked her off from behind.
According to the report she began kicking the shark, which left a 40 cm bite on her board. The shark also left teeth fragments behind.
Researchers say the shark was likely 14 to 15 feet long.
No other details were reported.
Sources:
KTVU
Witnesses say Sue Snyder was sitting on her surfboard when a Great White shark knocked her off from behind.
According to the report she began kicking the shark, which left a 40 cm bite on her board. The shark also left teeth fragments behind.
Researchers say the shark was likely 14 to 15 feet long.
No other details were reported.
Sources:
KTVU
PIC source:
KTVU
KTVU
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