Vintage Girl
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 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: San Diego Shark Attack |
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| Quote: | San Diego area relieved to see no sign of killer shark
By ALLISON HOFFMAN – 2 hours ago
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Miles of Southern California beach remained under a shark advisory Sunday, denying would-be swimmers relief from soaring temperatures, because of a shark attack that killed one man.
There had been no sign of the fish, believed to be a great white shark, that bit triathlete David Martin on the legs, causing deep lacerations, Solana Beach Public Safety Director David Ott said Sunday.
Ott said people were mostly steering clear of the eight miles of coast under his jurisdiction where swimmers were urged to stay away from the water, from Torrey Pines State Beach to south Carlsbad.
Beaches farther north were expected to be crowded as inland temperatures soared during the day, he said.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said Martin, a 66-year-old retired veterinarian, bled to death Friday.
Elsewhere, two surfers were injured in shark attacks along the Atlantic coast of central Florida during the weekend. The Volusia County Beach Patrol said one man was bitten on the calf and the other was bitten on one foot. Their injuries were not life threatening.
On Saturday, only a hardy few Southern California paddleboarders ignored signs warning that the great white shark could still be in the area.
"It's like going to see 'Jaws' — getting in the water the next day, all you could think about was the music," said Bob Rief, 63, who was teaching a friend how to stand up on a paddleboard. "But if you're afraid of the ocean, you shouldn't be in it."
Farther north, Orange and Los Angeles county beaches were packed with people Saturday and lifeguards were more concerned with crowds and riptides than sharks.
"The most dangerous part of the day, if you're going to the beach, is getting on the freeway to come here," said Garth Canning, section chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division.
Great whites are rare along the Southern California coast, though females sometimes come south from their usual territory in the cooler water of the central and northern coast to pup.
Martin is the first shark fatality in San Diego County since 1994, when a woman's body was found with bites off Ocean Beach, near downtown San Diego. |
Bloody hell!! 
Why do these things always happen just before I go somewhere. I'm due to visit the area in September. 
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kitchenwitch
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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I think you'll be pretty safe if you don't go in the ocean. 
It's scary stuff though, and I feel bad for the guy that died and his family. But it's true, the most dangerous part of a day at the beach in California is the drive to it. |
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