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Great White Shark at Ocean Shores

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:14 pm
by Penopolypants

Re: Great White Shark at Ocean Shores

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:52 am
by ScubaJess
Freaky... But awesome!

Re: Great White Shark at Ocean Shores

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:22 am
by John Rawlings
The only recorded shark attack on a human by a Great White occurred at Pacific Beach in 1989, just a few miles North of Ocean Shores. The victim was a surfer, and the attack was not fatal.

I first found mention of the attack while perusing the International Shark Attack File, but here is another link that describes the incident. You'll need to scroll down to see the part about the Washington attack at Pacific Beach.

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/u ... surfer.htm

Re: Great White Shark at Ocean Shores

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:06 am
by 60south
Strange that the shark went to all the trouble to catch the seal and bite its tail off, but then didn't finish eating it.

I'm worried about the shark. Maybe it's not feeling well? Poor guy.