A man (name not reported) was bitten on the finger by a reef shark he was trying to untangle from a fishing net in a tidal creek about five kilometres from Wickham in the Pilbara region, northern Western Australia.
The incident occurred on Sunday 18 November 2007.
The man was taken to the nearby Roebourne Hospital, where he received eight stitches.
Sources:
The West Australian
Sunday, November 25, 2007
INJURED – 7 November 2007 – Strand beach, Cape Town, South Africa – surfer attacked
Andrew Smith, 14, was attacked by an unidentified shark while surfing with friends at “the Pipe” on Strand beach, False Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. The incident occurred at around 6.30pm Wednesday 7 November 2007.
The shark bit both of his feet and tried to pull him under. Andrew managed to kick free.
"I went into the water with a friend and 14 minutes later it happened. I was lying on my board when something grabbed me from behind. I kicked and the shark let go of me, but then it took my board and pulled it under the water. A little while later it popped back to the surface," he told media.
He says he saw the blue-grey coloured shark which was about two metres long and all he could think about was getting away.
"Everybody rushed to get out of the water, except this one guy who came to help me. I got onto his back and he swam back to the beach."
Gavin Bingham, a doctor who happened to be on the scene, rushed Andrew to the Vergelegen Medi-Clinic where he was treated for lacerations to his feet and lower legs and a severed tendon.
Sources:
News 24.com
The shark bit both of his feet and tried to pull him under. Andrew managed to kick free.
"I went into the water with a friend and 14 minutes later it happened. I was lying on my board when something grabbed me from behind. I kicked and the shark let go of me, but then it took my board and pulled it under the water. A little while later it popped back to the surface," he told media.
He says he saw the blue-grey coloured shark which was about two metres long and all he could think about was getting away.
"Everybody rushed to get out of the water, except this one guy who came to help me. I got onto his back and he swam back to the beach."
Gavin Bingham, a doctor who happened to be on the scene, rushed Andrew to the Vergelegen Medi-Clinic where he was treated for lacerations to his feet and lower legs and a severed tendon.
Sources:
News 24.com
INJURED – 29 October 2007 - Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii - swimmer attacked
Aaron Finley, 32, was bitten on his left leg while swimming 30 metres offshore of the beach fronting the Four Seasons Resort at Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii. The incident occurred at around 3.30pm on Monday 29 October 2007.
“It was like a hard bump,” Finley told media. He said after feeling the bump on his leg, he saw a gray body in the water below as it turned and swam away, and realised it was a shark.
“I was worried he would come back for me,” Finley said.
Not wanting to cause a scene, he said he began to swim in on his own and only yelled for help when he was about 20 metres from shore. Two men jumped in to help him.
The bite to his left leg stretched from the front of the lower leg halfway around the calf. There was another puncture wound above his left knee. The bite went deep enough to cause a chipped bone in the leg.
He was treated at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Sources:
The Maui News
“It was like a hard bump,” Finley told media. He said after feeling the bump on his leg, he saw a gray body in the water below as it turned and swam away, and realised it was a shark.
“I was worried he would come back for me,” Finley said.
Not wanting to cause a scene, he said he began to swim in on his own and only yelled for help when he was about 20 metres from shore. Two men jumped in to help him.
The bite to his left leg stretched from the front of the lower leg halfway around the calf. There was another puncture wound above his left knee. The bite went deep enough to cause a chipped bone in the leg.
He was treated at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Sources:
The Maui News
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