SHARK ATTACKS!
A thread to post the la-*test*-('") updates on all worldwide shark attacks!! http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/15993008/detail.html SAN DIEGO -- A swimmer died Friday after being attacked by a shark in the water off Solana Beach, lifeguards reported. The victim was Dr. Dave Martin, a 66-year-old retired veterinarian, according to family friend Rob Hill. Martin was a resident of Solana Beach since 1970, Hill said. A group of nine swimmers entered the water near Fletcher Cove at about 7 a.m. for a morning ocean swim, according to Lt. Mike Clea of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. They swam northward, and while they were swimming, Martin was bitten on both thighs, Clea said. Other swimmers looked back and saw Martin flailing before he was pulled under the water, Clea said. Witnesses said the victim was screaming when he resurfaced. Several other swimmers came to his aid and pulled the man to shore. Lifeguards arrived and a helicopter ambulance was called, but Martin bled to death on the beach. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at 7:50 a.m., Clea said. Helicopter video showed lifeguards, firefighters and police gathered at the main lifeguard station in Solana Beach. What appeared to be the victim's body covered by a yellow tarp was visible under a portable shade structure behind the headquarters. Officials said Martin was a member of a local triathlete club called SD Tri Club. Lifeguards did not know what kind of shark attacked the man, but they speculated that it was a great white. They closed the beaches around Solana Beach to swimmers for several hours. The water was reopened before noon, but officials are strongly recommending people to stay out of the water from Solana Beach north to Carlsbad, NBC 7/39 reported.
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A thread to post the la-*test*-('") updates on all worldwide shark attacks!! http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/15993008/detail.html SAN DIEGO -- A swimmer died Friday after being attacked by a shark in the water off Solana Beach, lifeguards reported. The victim was Dr. Dave Martin, a 66-year-old retired veterinarian, according to family friend Rob Hill. Martin was a resident of Solana Beach since 1970, Hill said. A group of nine swimmers entered the water near Fletcher Cove at about 7 a.m. for a morning ocean swim, according to Lt. Mike Clea of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. They swam northward, and while they were swimming, Martin was bitten on both thighs, Clea said. Other swimmers looked back and saw Martin flailing before he was pulled under the water, Clea said. Witnesses said the victim was screaming when he resurfaced. Several other swimmers came to his aid and pulled the man to shore. Lifeguards arrived and a helicopter ambulance was called, but Martin bled to death on the beach. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at 7:50 a.m., Clea said. Helicopter video showed lifeguards, firefighters and police gathered at the main lifeguard station in Solana Beach. What appeared to be the victim's body covered by a yellow tarp was visible under a portable shade structure behind the headquarters. Officials said Martin was a member of a local triathlete club called SD Tri Club. Lifeguards did not know what kind of shark attacked the man, but they speculated that it was a great white. They closed the beaches around Solana Beach to swimmers for several hours. The water was reopened before noon, but officials are strongly recommending people to stay out of the water from Solana Beach north to Carlsbad, NBC 7/39 reported.
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Richard Rosenblatt, a marine biologist, says his examination suggests Martin was almost certainly attacked by a great white shark between 12 and 17 feet long.
“It was typical great white shark behavior to attack from below, take a bite and then draw away,” he says.
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