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The British diving instructor killed by a great white shark in Sydney had previously objected to protective nets around beaches - six months before his tragic death ahead of a wedding to the 'girl of his dreams'.
Simon Nellist was attacked from below by the 13ft-long predator at Buchan Point near Little Bay about 500ft from the beach yesterday afternoon. His remains and pieces of a wetsuit were found in the water an hour later.
Mr Nellist swam in the area daily but was against the idea of bringing in protection for swimmers because of the risk to wildlife. He wrote on Facebook on
Yes, I read about that and feel bad for the poor man, it was a horrible way to go. The truth is, whenever you enter the ocean, you’re in the habitat of creatures who place you in the food chain. It’s a risk and and shark attacks seem to be increasing. I believe that while wearing his wetsuit, the shark mistook him for a seal, much like CA surfers when they cross paths with a shark.
Yes, I read about that and feel bad for the poor man, it was a horrible way to go. The truth is, whenever you enter the ocean, you’re in the habitat of creatures who place you in the food chain. It’s a risk and and shark attacks seem to be increasing. I believe that while wearing his wetsuit, the shark mistook him for a seal, much like CA surfers when they cross paths with a shark.
In 2021, Australia saw 3 deaths from shark attacks.
Over 1100 people died on Australian roads.
It is true that people spend more time on roads than they do in the ocean. But there are a lot of things that cause humans to die, and the overwhelming majority of them can be found on dry land.
Yes, I read about that and feel bad for the poor man, it was a horrible way to go. The truth is, whenever you enter the ocean, you’re in the habitat of creatures who place you in the food chain. It’s a risk and and shark attacks seem to be increasing. I believe that while wearing his wetsuit, the shark mistook him for a seal, much like CA surfers when they cross paths with a shark.
Yep, whenever you go into the ocean you go down a bunch of links on the food chain. I love my position of being on top of it.
I offshore fished as my career for over 25 years and I've seen how fast these animals are. Makos, related to the White sharks, are one of the fastest there are and its amazing how quickly you can go through several hours of trolling without any sign of anything (on the surface) and suddenly a Mako will crash the unhooked "teaser" out of nowhere with such violence and a blink later be on a bait a couple hundred yards back and then back to the ones at the stern of the boat.
These predators can take out a swordfish.
And the numbers are increasing all along the east coast every year. The numbers of tunas, both large and small, getting bitten in half by these animals are at numbers never seen before. Off NC its not uncommon to go fishing for bigeye tuna (100 to 300lb class fish) and only get 1 or 2 to the boat whole after having a half dozen or so bitten in half.
Very sad, People need to be more aware of the dangers. When we lived by the Pacific, surfers would not go in the water if any shark fins were sighted. Or if any seal or sea lions were in the area.
Very sad, People need to be more aware of the dangers. When we lived by the Pacific, surfers would not go in the water if any shark fins were sighted. Or if any seal or sea lions were in the area.
So true. When I was young and stupid at age 18, I approached a solo sea lion. He bit me for getting too close. We just don't respect these huge creatures like we should!
So true. When I was young and stupid at age 18, I approached a solo sea lion. He bit me for getting too close. We just don't respect these huge creatures like we should!
That's true, but I think surfers avoid water with seals/sealions due to the possibility of them attracting sharks
So true. When I was young and stupid at age 18, I approached a solo sea lion. He bit me for getting too close. We just don't respect these huge creatures like we should!
People assume sea lions are slow because they look clumsy and heavy on land. They weren't called sea lions for no reason! In AK there have been several accounts of sea lions pulling fishermen off boats. One notable story near my home about one that grabbed a teen by the butt and dragged him off a dock in broad daylight. He was lucky to survive.
The truth is, whenever you enter the ocean, you’re in the habitat of creatures who place you in the food chain. It’s a risk and and shark attacks seem to be increasing. I believe that while wearing his wetsuit, the shark mistook him for a seal, much like CA surfers when they cross paths with a shark.
Today, at the beach in SoCal…. does this look like a seal? LOL!
Today, at the beach in SoCal…. does this look like a seal? LOL!
Great picture and surfing in SoCal is as cool as it gets.
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