Lucky Escape - Eh ?

[Bazile]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-33591295



//Reuters says the waters are some of the most shark-infested in the world, and that a surfer was killed by a Great White shark close to Jeffreys Bay in 2013.//

So , why have a competition there ?

[mikey4444]

My thoughts exactly Bazile !...these surfers must have taken leave of their senses.

[ummmm]

Because the waves are good.

Seriously though....shark attacks are rare.

[B00]

As the great Billy Connolly once said..."we don't belong in there!" we can hardly whinge when we do venture in and are considered a snack.

[Bazile]

not comforting if you happen to be on the receiving end

[ummmm]

Like B00 says...at our own risk.

[Bazile]

Here are some stats

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/statsw.htm

[PankySmooch]

It was only playing with him, if it was hungry he'd would've had more teeth marks than skid marks

[Bazile]

//It was only playing with him//
lol - i bet he didn't think that jaws was playing with him


Apparently the thing to do is to poke the shark in the eye

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-african-fisherman-survives-great-white-shark-attack-after-poking-it-in-the-eye-10223992.html

There have been several instances of this form of response working