obby Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 This isLONDON12/07/04 - News and city section Surfer bitten in halfBy Richard Shears, Daily Mail, in Sydney A surfer was bitten in half after losing a desperate fight for his life with two Great White sharks. Brad Smith, 29, was surfing off the Western Australian coast when a huge shark 'as wide as a car' lunged out of the water and snapped his board in half. Mr Smith's friends could only watch in horror as he fell into the sea and another of the enormous creatures moved in on him. Experts said it was almost as if they had ambushed him. The surfer lashed out with his fists to try to keep the sharks at bay as they came at him repeatedly. But after just 45 seconds he disappeared beneath the surface - and the water turned red. When his body floated back up, his friends risked their own lives to go out and drag it back to shore. Yesterday they were too upset to describe his injuries, but another surfer at Left Handers Beach near the resort of Gracetown said he had been warned: 'Don't go in there, someone's been bitten in half by a shark.' Another surfer Cameron Rowe, 17, said: 'There was nothing we could do to help him. At first I saw one shark and thought it was one of the usual ones you see swimming-around, reef sharks, which don't cause you any trouble. 'But these things were massive. When the first one came up a bit I could see its fin and it was almost a yard high. 'When it came out of the water with Brad still fighting it, I could see its body was about the width of a car and its open jaws were as wide as a man's arm. 'What happened then just ended up in a terrible feeding frenzy. It was awful.' One of Mr Smith's friends, Mitch Campbell, said: 'It was the worst thing I have seen. There was so much confusion out there it was impossible to tell which shark was attacking, but they kept coming at him time and time again. 'You could see Brad trying to whack at them to keep them away. 'We were shouting out, "Swim for your life, mate! Swim for your life!" But he obviously didn't have a chance. They were massive. 'He put up such a brave fight. He was punching away and there was water and blood everywhere.' Police have collected Mr Smith's surfboard, snapped in half by the razor-sharp teeth of one of the sharks. Throughout yesterday-marksmen in a flotilla of boats, aided by police in a helicopter, searched for the killers, to no avail. The failure to locate the maneaters has sent fear along the West Australian coast. 'If we find them, we have the authority to kill them,' said fisheries officer Tony Cappelluti. Great Whites are a protected species - unless one kills a human. 'If they've tasted human blood, then they'll remain a problem until we've tracked them down,' he added. Shark expert Sasha Thompson, from the Aquarium of Western Australia, said witness reports suggested the sharks were Great Whites, the most feared of all marine creatures and the species featured in the film Jaws. 'Judging by the size, the area they were swimming in and the power of the jaws, I'd say they were Great Whites,' she said. She said it was impossible to know what triggered the attack, but added: 'It is whale migration season and that might have something to do with it.' Great Whites are known to spend time on Western Australia's southern coast in winter before moving north to hunt whales returning to southern waters. Another marine expert, Mike Roennfeldt, said he was surprised at the nature of the ambush-style attack. 'Generally sharks are solo hunters,' he said. 'It's unusual - unheard of, in fact - for one Great White to knock a guy off his surfboard and then for another to attack, which seems to have happened here.' It was the second fatal attack in West Australian waters in less than four years. In November 2000, 49-year-old swimmer Ken Crew died from massive bleeding after one of his legs was bitten off in shallow water just north of Perth's popular Cottesloe Beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 wow, i've watched tons of documentries on great whites and to read about them hunting together is a frightening thought... perhaps it's evolution for nature's perfect killing machine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koky Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 ANY PICTURES ? :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotuchick Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 OMG how horrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted July 12 Author Report Share Posted July 12 perhaps it's evolution for nature's perfect killing machine......I agreeANY PICTURES ? :eek:I don't think it's the kind of picture you are looking for but here you go.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/11899496?version=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 here ya go koky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimid Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 That's why I hate the ocean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgq Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 ANY PICTURES ? :eek:god damn koky that chick is hot in your signature.....oh that sucks about that surfer btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrx06 Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 My heart goes out to that man and his friends/family. I am sure he put up a valiant fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondboheme Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 here ya go koky so wrongggggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koky Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 god damn koky that chick is hot in your signature.....oh that sucks about that surfer btw that bitch is as close to perfect as you can get look at the ass , titts and most of all "FACE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orisha Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 That's why I hate the ocean....It's ok, we don't have great whites around these waters.. that's mostly in the pacific I believe. Just stay the F**K away from remote areas that are breeding grounds for hammerheads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondboheme Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 It's ok, we don't have great whites around these waters.. that's mostly in the pacific I believe. Just stay the F**K away from remote areas that are breeding grounds for hammerheads...better watch out diabolique, i heard them gr8 whites travel long distances for hot asses in little white thongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biznation00 Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 just the news I wanted to hear- to think I'm plannin' on hittin' up Sebastian Inlet on tuesday. the thought of this isn't too comforting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jona7 Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 here ya go koky You guys are mean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 It's ok, we don't have great whites around these waters.. that's mostly in the pacific I believe.if they are getting smart enough to hunt in packs... they are probably gonna be smart enough to start migrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted July 12 Author Report Share Posted July 12 just the news I wanted to hear- to think I'm plannin' on hittin' up Sebastian Inlet on tuesday. the thought of this isn't too comforting! Don't compare Australia to our coast Biz. If anything you will need some stitches if attacked here on our coast. If your attacked by a great white then that's a different story. I doubt stitches will help and expect not to be found. YOU WILL BE SHARK SHIT.That's why most who are attacked in Australia are never found. Can you say digested? Can you say shark feces?Remember, sharks like to surf too.Very rarely do you hear of attacks that end up with missing bodies here on our coast. If my memory serves me correct the last major attack we had here in SB was like 8 years ago and consisted of a 10 foot tiger shark which was eventually caught and killed right off the peer. Rarely do you hear of these attacks here. Your more likely to get frozen to death by a faulty smoke machine (Pod) than get attacked by a shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimid Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 It's ok, we don't have great whites around these waters.. that's mostly in the pacific I believe. Just stay the F**K away from remote areas that are breeding grounds for hammerheads...If I can't see my feet, I ain't going in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxgrooveericxx Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Anyone wanna see Jaws tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotuchick Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 ... they are probably gonna be smart enough to start migratingOMG..please don't say that again!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted July 12 Author Report Share Posted July 12 ... they are probably gonna be smart enough to start migratingWhy not. After all, everyone else is migrating here.Anyone wanna see Jaws tonight?What a classic. Thats one movie I never get tired of. Right next to "Back To The Future". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxgrooveericxx Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 What a classic. Thats one movie I never get tired of. Right next to "Back To The Future".WE agree on movies, it's a start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted July 12 Author Report Share Posted July 12 WE agree on movies, it's a start! I though our music was another positive aspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxgrooveericxx Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 I though our music wasYou're right....my badOk, 2 things..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellouis Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 this is like "the ghost and the darkness" but with sharks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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