2007 Shark Attack Summary

1 person died. that's it. one. too bad the media portrays sharks as waiting in the shallows to swallow any and everyone who steps into the water.

unfortunately, at least 3 people have died this year. one was a triathalon swimmer in solana beach california. he was probably bitten by a great white. the shark bit him and swam away. he died from blood loss. not because he was eaten alive.

the other guy was surfing in mexico. i believe the bite was attributed to a tiger shark. i'm sure you all know by now the corellation between sharks and surfing.

the first guy to get killed was on one of those stupid shark dives where they chum the water and you're outside of the cage. real smart.

in all the cases, the shark bit the person then went away. sometimes, to save precious energy, a shark will bite its prey, leave it to bleed to death and then eat it. this way the shark expends less energy in chasing or fighting the prey. however, if it waits too long, it's gonna have other sharks to contend with. but the point is, the sharks didn't come back. they didn't recognize the men as being their regular diet. this information does nothing to help those who died or their families, but hopefully it helps people to understand the nature of these fish.

here's the full 2007 summary: www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/2007attacksummary.htm