bitten by great white shark

[Dr T]

any one else seen this story !!

lucky chap me thinks !!

I was partly swallowed by a shark, says Australian diver | the Daily Mail


ash

[wilbo]

very lucky boy.. <pedant>(to be alive)</pedant>

[uwila]

With his nose broken and with gouges in his face, shoulders and chest, the 41-year-old was able to sit up in his hospital bed and tell doctors: "I must be the luckiest man alive. It had my entire head in its mouth and I thought I was dead."

Personally, I'd consider having my nut inside the jaws of a great white would be pretty unlucky

[Gram43]

I heard the shark is suing for ABH ater having been poked in the eye by the geezer!!

Wonder if it'll get legal aid?

[David]

he was very lucky I agree.
but its funny howmany shark attacks seem to around people carrying wounded pray. I have met a couple of divers both bitten when spear fishing, opening abalone must also release somthing into the water that smells tasty to a shark.


David

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by David

he was very lucky I agree.
but its funny howmany shark attacks seem to around people carrying wounded pray. I have met a couple of divers both bitten when spear fishing, opening abalone must also release somthing into the water that smells tasty to a shark.


David

You don't "open" abalone as such, they are just like a big limpet, or a big ormer, so you approach them very carefully, quickly slide the ab iron underneath the foot and give it a quick flick which bumps him off the rock, with no damage. The base of the foot is very leathery and tough, so little risk of wounding if it's done properly.

[Zdu]

I thought Abalone was an album by Roxy Music...

[David]

Originally Posted by Richard Mason

You don't "open" abalone as such, they are just like a big limpet, or a big ormer, so you approach them very carefully, quickly slide the ab iron underneath the foot and give it a quick flick which bumps him off the rock, with no damage. The base of the foot is very leathery and tough, so little risk of wounding if it's done properly.

yes your right there called something else in New Zealand too Paua
What is Paua



David

[Jim Shaw]

Originally Posted by Dr T

any one else seen this story !!, ash

thanks for posting this, I was on the phone to my sister last night and she told me about it, but i'd not read anything on it, cheers

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by David

yes your right there called something else in New Zealand too Paua
What is Paua



David

We have two species down here in Tasmania; the Blacklip and the Greenlip Abalone. Blacklips are in the South and Greenlips in the north. The Greenlip has a much prettier shell than the Blacklip; not sure about taste comparisons though, as I've only ever had the Blacklip as I haven't done much diving on the North Coast (well not when I've had my goody bag with me anyway).