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04 Feb 10
15:37
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A man has been killed in a rare mass shark attack off the coast of southern Florida.
Stephen Schafer, 38, was kite surfing off Stuart Beach, 100 miles north of Miami, when the sharks attacked him.
A lifeguard spotted him floating about a quarter of a mile from shore and paddled out to find him encircled by sharks.
After he was brought back to shore, rescue workers performed CPR on Mr Schafer, who had been bitten many times.
He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office was investigating the death, Captain Mark McKinley said.
The county has never been the scene of a fatal shark attack before, according to the International Shark Attack File compiled at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
A researcher said juvenile great white sharks could have been responsible for Mr Schafer's death.
The day before the attack, Teague Taylor, a childhood friend of the victim, told TCPalm.com he was surfing near where his friend was attacked and saw several sharks.
"You always think in the back of your mind that sharks are out there," he said.
Another friend told the website that Mr Schafer was a very experienced kite surfer.
Sharks have been gathering along Palm Beach County beaches recently, in their annual chase of baitfish.
Lemon, bull and hammerhead sharks are often seen off beaches in the area at this time of year.
The last fatal shark attack in Florida was in 2005.
Stephen Schafer, 38, was kite surfing off Stuart Beach, 100 miles north of Miami, when the sharks attacked him.
A lifeguard spotted him floating about a quarter of a mile from shore and paddled out to find him encircled by sharks.
After he was brought back to shore, rescue workers performed CPR on Mr Schafer, who had been bitten many times.
He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office was investigating the death, Captain Mark McKinley said.
The county has never been the scene of a fatal shark attack before, according to the International Shark Attack File compiled at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
A researcher said juvenile great white sharks could have been responsible for Mr Schafer's death.
The day before the attack, Teague Taylor, a childhood friend of the victim, told TCPalm.com he was surfing near where his friend was attacked and saw several sharks.
"You always think in the back of your mind that sharks are out there," he said.
Another friend told the website that Mr Schafer was a very experienced kite surfer.
Sharks have been gathering along Palm Beach County beaches recently, in their annual chase of baitfish.
Lemon, bull and hammerhead sharks are often seen off beaches in the area at this time of year.
The last fatal shark attack in Florida was in 2005.
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Shark hoodies....grrrrr....
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The geezer must have had a death wish imvho.It`s a bit like saying lets go and swim with the crocodiles .
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something fishy about this story, its a load of pollocks..
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they should make a movie out of it. call it sumink like umm...sharp teeth
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Was the shark black ?
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more than likely hispanic, in florida
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"You always think in the back of your mind that sharks are out there," he said.
And then you do what...go in the feckin water anyway...and get everything you deserve. |
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How so?
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I used to Kitesurf. Fecking dangerous sport, gave it up when the kids came along. Seen a few nasty injuries.
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Great fun though.
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yeah, sharks are tough in groups but they were no match for the jets.
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those catholic sharks are the worst, reckon he must have blasphemed
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bet the water looked like red wine .
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a kite during mass, very annoying
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Loan sharks, bastids
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There was a young girl a few years ago who lost a arm surfing, , so they made a big deal over her & gave her a award for being so brave as to go back out on her board at the same spot of the attack. Silly fickers
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was the kite red ?
perhaps they are like bulls .... |