Monday, December 24, 2007

INJURED – 21 December 2007 – San Cristobal Island, Galapagos islands – surfer attacked

New Zealand’s TV3 reports that New Zealander Sam Judd, 24, was bitten on the leg while surfing at San Cristobal Island, Galapagos islands, on Friday, 21 December 2007.

The report said he managed to punch the shark away from him and two friends surfing with him dragged him to shore.

He received 23 stitches to the leg wound.

No other details were reported.

Sources:

TV3
Stuff.co.za

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

SCARED – 9 December 2007 – Meatworks, Kaikoura, New Zealand – surfer attacked

Olivia Hislop was unhurt after a shark tugged on her board while she was surifing at Meatworks surfspot at Kaikoura, New Zealand. The incident happened on Sunday 9 December 2007.

She told media she felt a tug on her board and thought it was a friend fooling around. She turned around to find shark ‘half on top of her board'.

She pulled her board away and when the shark slid off it whacked her on the head with its tail.

"That's when everyone said it was quite a big one because they could see the size of its tail," the New Zealand Herald quoted her as saying.

"After it happened, I was a bit dazed and everyone was freaking out."

The shark then returned and bit through her leash and banged against her bare feet as she was about to catch a wave.

She said she wouldn’t be surfing at Meatworks for a while!

Sources:
New Zealand Herald