A 24-year-old surfer punched and kicked a charging tiger shark until it retreated at a popular Hawaii surf spot, then walked away with little more than a broken board and scraped-up legs. Albert Westpfal was paddling over a reef at China Walls, a well-known break on Oahu's South Shore, on Tuesday afternoon when a tiger […] The post Surfer fights off 12-foot tiger shark with his fists off Oahu's South Shore appeared first on American Almanac .
A 24-year-old surfer punched and kicked a charging tiger shark until it retreated at a popular Hawaii surf spot, then walked away with little more than a broken board and scraped-up legs. Albert Westpfal was paddling over a reef at China Walls, a well-known break on Oahu's South Shore, on Tuesday afternoon when a tiger shark estimated at 12 feet clamped down on the tail of his surfboard. The shark bit clean through the fiberglass, knocked Westpfal off the board, and sent him into the open ocean, then turned and charged him a second time. Westpfal fought back. He kicked the shark in the head and punched its nose until the animal thrashed and finally backed off. He made it out of the water with abrasions on his leg from the shark's rough…Open
Randy Fry, a seasoned abalone diver, was decapitated by an estimated 18-foot great white shark near Fort Bragg, California, an attack his diving partner said lasted just five seconds. Fry and his close friend Cliff Zimmerman had spent the morning trolling for fish before slipping into roughly 15 feet of water to hunt abalone along […] The post Diver killed by great white shark off California coast had told friends he wanted to die in the water appeared first on American Almanac .
Randy Fry, a seasoned abalone diver, was decapitated by an estimated 18-foot great white shark near Fort Bragg, California, an attack his diving partner said lasted just five seconds. Fry and his close friend Cliff Zimmerman had spent the morning trolling for fish before slipping into roughly 15 feet of water to hunt abalone along a stretch of rugged Northern California coastline. The spot sat beneath steep cliffs and was reachable only by boat. A third member of their group, Red Bartley, stayed topside as a lookout. All three men belonged to the Recreational Fishing Alliance. Zimmerman saw a fin surface between himself and Fry. Then the water erupted. The U.S. Sun reported that the shark struck Fry with what witnesses and experts…Open
After a shark bit his legs while fishing near Key West, Dave Daniel says he would “100% be dead” if not for the quick action of nearby boaters and the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Daniel, a 43-year-old exterminator from Florida, was fishing in shallow water at a Key West sandbar on August 23 when his […] The post Florida fisherman credits boaters and Coast Guard after terrifying shark attack near Key West appeared first on American Almanac .
After a shark bit his legs while fishing near Key West, Dave Daniel says he would “100% be dead” if not for the quick action of nearby boaters and the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Daniel, a 43-year-old exterminator from Florida, was fishing in shallow water at a Key West sandbar on August 23 when his day took a violent turn. Daniel said he spotted a large shark, one he estimated at six or seven feet long, moving toward him. Before he could get clear, Daniel said, the shark latched onto his legs, leaving him bleeding and fearing for his life. “I looked down in the water and there was so much blood in the water,” Daniel told NBC News. As he tried to process what had happened, Daniel remembers thinking, “there’s no way you’re…Open
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney mother and school administrator, broke down in tears during her first television interview about the great white shark attack that nearly took her life at Coogee Beach, a harrowing account of fighting off an 11-foot predator with her daughter's face in her mind. Stewart was swimming at the popular Sydney […] The post Australian mother recalls shark attack that cost her an arm and left her in a coma for weeks appeared first on American Almanac .
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney mother and school administrator, broke down in tears during her first television interview about the great white shark attack that nearly took her life at Coogee Beach, a harrowing account of fighting off an 11-foot predator with her daughter's face in her mind. Stewart was swimming at the popular Sydney beach on June 13 when a suspected great white shark seized her leg. She suffered severe bites to both arms and legs, lacerations, fractures, and extreme blood loss before beachgoers and off-duty medics pulled her from the water and applied tourniquets that likely saved her life. The beach was described as "drenched in blood" after the attack. Doctors placed Stewart in a medically induced coma that…Open
A 69-year-old Connecticut man is recovering after being attacked by a shark while snorkeling during a cruise in the Caribbean as worldwide shark sightings are on the rise.