Shark Attack

[scuba Widow]

A 12-year-old Orlando girl became Volusia County’s 13th shark bite victim of the year Monday.Eyewitnesses told Channel 9 the shark bit her while she swam in the ocean off Daytona Beach.Beachgoers said they could see the circular teeth marks on the young girls arm.Eyewitness, Lane Irvin said the girls arm was bleeding, “I saw the little girl in the water. She was surfing and she came running out holding her arm, screaming.”The girl and her family were staying in Daytona Beach for the Labor Day weekend and had just checked out of their hotel Monday.Her parents decided to spend a few more hours at the beach.She was swimming in waste deep water when the shark came out of nowhere.“She had a bunch of baitfish jump in the air and she felt something nip her in the arm,” said Scott Petersohn with Volusia County Beach Patrol.There have been 13 bites in Volusia County so far this year and while most are minor, some swimmers aren’t so lucky. A surfer near Ponce Inlet had his hand nearly bitten off by a shark at the end of August. Still, the beach patrol said shark bites are rare, “You have a much greater chance of getting hurt crossing A1A without a light than getting bit by a shark.”Beach patrol didn’t release the victim’s name but said fortunately the bite was minor.

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[Kidder]

It was probably a mistake on the sharks part. I bet it wasn't a bullshark. If it had been it would have been a lot worse.

[Osprey]

Thankfully it was just a bite, makes me wonder what other conditions the water was in though.

[wkowalski]

The 2006 shark attack statistics are interesting. Seems if you are a surfer or spearfishing you may run into a shark, looks like SCUBA diver are safe http://www.sharkattackfile.com/

[Manny-R]

shark was obviously just munching on some baitfish, and her arm got in the mix.
does'nt seem like nothing major, just a bite and go away deal.
hope she's not traumatized.

[greyzen]

yeah if she was mid-baitfish they can hardley blame the shark.

But this is clearly an example of how vicious and evil sharks are and how they should be boiled in oil while given a hard glare.

(if you can't tell, the second part was sarcasm)

[cudachaser]

Ya know...Valousia County FL has the highest incidences of shark attack in Florida, followed by Brevard County, my home! Most of our population are swimmers and surfers. Diver % is way lower then South Florida Counties

[Splitlip]

Originally Posted by greyzen

But this is clearly an example of how vicious and evil sharks are and how they should be boiled in oil while given a hard glare.

Hopefully the City fathers will post a reward and encourage people to hunt the beast down and kill it. Clearly that shark (as do all the other carnivors) needs to be taught a leson.

[DivingsInMyBlood]

yeah a bull shark would of done alot more than just nibble the arm.

[Krakenn]

The only times I have had close encounters of the scary kind with the brown overcoat brigade is when spearfishing.

Kraks