Bondi shark attack victim Glenn Orgias returns to the surf ...Bondi shark attack victim Glenn Orgias returns to the surf The last time Glenn Orgias surfed at Bondi Beach he was attacked by a great white shark in a savage mauling which left him without a left hand. Last week the energy trader returned to the iconic waters off Sydney on Australia's east coast and, despite initial trepidation, was ecstatic to be back in the water....
Shark attack victim Paul de Gelder loses another limb ...It was the first of two shark attacks in Sydney within two days. On Thursday evening surfer Glenn Orgias was attacked by a shark at Bondi Beach - the first reported shark attack at Australia's most iconic beach in over 80 years. Mr Orgias's hand was almost severed in an attack and he too remains in a stable condition at the same hospital as Able Seaman de Gelder....
Shark attack victims stable after ops ...The two men attacked by sharks in Sydney last week are in a stable condition in the same Sydney hospital, as lifeguards reported beachgoers being "on edge" about entering the water. Navy diver Paul de Gelder, 31, and Dover Heights surfer Glenn Orgias, 33, were attacked by sharks in the space of two days last week. Both had surgery at St Vincent's Hospital and are out of intensive care and in a stable condition, a hospital spokesman said....
Two attacks in two days: Bondi surfer badly mauled ...A BIT of skin was all that connected a surfer's left hand to his arm last night after a shark attack at Bondi - the second shark attack in Sydney this week. The surfer, Glenn Orgias, 33, of Dover Heights, suffered deep cuts to his arm when he was attacked by the shark while surfing the break off South Bondi about 8pm. He was in a serious condition in intensive care at St Vincent's Hospital this morning....
Surfer injured in shark attack off Sydney beach ...Earlier this month, Navy diver Paul de Gelder, 31, lost a leg and part of a hand when he was mauled by a 9-foot bull shark in Sydney Harbour. The next day, surfer Glenn Orgias, 33, was attacked off popular Bondi Beach by an 8-foot great white shark that partially severed a hand. Surgeons successfully reattached the hand....
Morning Rounds: Medical Marijuana, Hospital Laborists and Americans Without Insurance ...Agence France-Presse reports that doctors used the leeches to restore blood flow to the injured hand after 33-year-old Glenn Orgias almost lost it; surgeons said they are hopeful Mr. Orgias will regain some of the use of his hand. He was attacked by an eight-foot great white shark on Sydney's Bondi Beach on Feb. 12. New Jersey Contemplates Medical Marijuana Law...
Shark mauls boy at Sydney beach ...Earlier this month, Paul de Gelder, a 31-year-old navy diver, lost a leg and part of a hand when he was mauled by a 2.7-metre (9ft) shark in Sydney harbour. The next day, surfer Glenn Orgias, 33, was attacked off Bondi beach by a 2.5-metre great white shark that partly severed a hand. It was later successfully reattached....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...Yesterday Andrew Lindop, 15, is attacked while surfing with his father at Avalon Beach. February 12 Glenn Orgias, 33, is attacked by a 2.5-metre great white shark, which nearly severs his left hand, at Bondi Beach. [35] BARBARA MILLER: Just before 7am yesterday morning 15-year-old Andrew Lindop, who was out surfing at Avalon Beach, was bitten on the leg by a shark....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...Local fishermen claimed that shark attacks are on the increase, aided by anti-pollution measures that have brought shoals of fish - and their natural predators - closer to shore.[48] The next day, surfer Glenn Orgias, 33, was attacked off popular Bondi Beach by an 2.5-metre great white shark that partially severed a hand. [39] The following day, surfer Glenn Orgias was mauled by a great white shark at the southern end of Bondi Beach at dusk....
03/01/2009
[6]
shark
attack
Andrew Lindop
Cleaner water blamed for spate of shark attacks ...These recommendations are based on scientific knowledge and people need to pay heed." It was not immediately clear what species of shark attacked Andrew Lindop, who was in a stable condi- tion last night. Police said they hoped to identify it through the bite marks....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...Avalon Beach Surf Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller said the father had also been surfing and rescued his injured son.[54] Ambulance officers attend to Andrew Lindop on North Avalon Beach after he was attacked by a shark. [18] Running onto the beach, the North Avalon youngsters helped carry Andrew ashore and watched as Mr Lindop, an Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club senior patrol captain, expertly tied a tourniquet....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...A TEENAGE surfer mauled by a shark off Sydney's northern beaches is recovering well in hospital after four hours of surgery on his leg. Andrew Lindop, 15, was attacked by a shark, believed to be about 2m long, during an early morning surf with his father off North Avalon beach yesterday. [21] Andrew Lindop, the teenager mauled off a northern Sydney beach yesterday, is making jokes from his hospital bed after undergoing emergency surgery, his sister says....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...A teenage surfer attacked by a shark off northern Sydney's Avalon Beach is in good spirits and joking from his hospital bed, his family says. Andrew Lindop, 15, needed four hours of surgery on his left thigh after a shark, believed to be a two-metre great white, attacked him during an early morning surf with his father on Sunday. Surgeons at Royal North Shore Hospital are confident they have saved the boy's leg, but in the wake of the third Sydney shark attack in as many weeks, the NSW government came under fire for failing to protect swimmers....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...[19] Barbara Miller has our report. BARBARA MILLER: Fifteen-year-old Andrew Lindop is said to be doing well following an operation on the wound he received when a shark attacked him at Avalon Beach early on Sunday morning. The navy diver who was attacked in Sydney Harbour earlier this month came off worse, losing a hand and a leg....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...These recommendations are based on scientific knowledge and people need to pay heed." It was not immediately clear what species of shark attacked Andrew Lindop, who was in a stable condi- tion last night. Police said they hoped to identify it through the bite marks....
Shark off fatal beach ...The beaches were likely to remain closed to swimmers until police find the shark and "give it a helping hand" to go out to sea. Mr Guest's family have said he would not have wanted a shark that attacked him to be killed. AAP reports: A fisheries vessel searching for Mr Guest is tracking the shark....
No attempt to hunt down killer shark ...Two sightings of a large shark were reported yesterday in the area where the attack occurred, and Snr Sgt Trew said there had been none since. He said even if there were, no attempt would be made to find the shark believed to have attacked Mr Guest. "There's no way of knowing which shark it would be,'' he said....
04/25/2008
[4]
shark
attack
Dave Martin
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > North County -- Beaches closed after fatal shark attack in North County ...A helicopter initially was sent to take Martin to a hospital, but he was pronounced dead at a lifeguard station. Witnesses told lifeguards that a "big gray shark" attacked Martin, biting both his legs, said Solana Beach Marine Safety Capt. Craig Miller. Martin was swimming with a group of about 10 others, heading north from Fletcher Cove, near Tide Park, when the attack occurred....
Beaches closed after San Diego shark attack ...If tooth fragments are found at autopsy, he said, it might be possible to identify the type of shark. However, he said, finding the shark that attacked Martin is unlikely. Martin leaves behind a family "and a lot of friends that loved him," said Rob Hill, a friend of the family....
Don't go back in the water ...The most recent confirmed death before that was in 1959, local media reported. The chances of finding the shark that attacked Mr Martin are slim, as the migratory animals tend to move on. "It's just very bad luck for that one man," Richard Rosenblatt, a professor emeritus of marine biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego....
The real-life 'Jaws': Don't go back in the water ...The most recent confirmed death before that was in 1959, local media reported. The chances of finding the shark that attacked Mr Martin are slim, as the migratory animals tend to move on. "It's just very bad luck for that one man," Richard Rosenblatt, a professor emeritus of marine biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego....
09/01/2009
[4]
shark
attack
David Martin
Woman Details Shark Encounter Off Carlsbad Beach ...Adult Great White sharks can grow up to 20-feet long, and Edmund's encounter was not the first report of Great Whites in the area. Last year, triathlete David Martin died when a Great White shark attacked him in Solana Beach. The expert said Edmund's bright-green toenail polish might have triggered the attack....
California beach reopens after fatal shark attack ...Surfers are returning to the waves now that an 8-mile section of beach north of San Diego has been reopened after Friday's shark attack off Solana Beach killed swimmer David Martin. Tooth fragments found in the body of Martin, a 66-year-old retired veterinarian from Solana Beach, confirm that he was attacked by a great white shark. The San Diego Medical Examiner's Office reported Tuesday that, judging by several serrated tooth fragments in Martin's body, the shark was 15 to 16 feet long....
Shark Frenzy in Solana Beach ...He admitted that helicopters were monitoring the waters, but only so that officials could advise illegal swimmers of any shark activity. They know that the shark that attacked Martin is long gone. Helicopters?...
07/31/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Aaron
Discovery Communications and FLO TV Launch SHARK WEEK Mobile Channel ...But 18 of those have happened in the last two decades. It was a summer like any other for the Perez family until the seemingly unthinkable occurred -- their youngest son, Aaron, was attacked by a shark. In this hour-long special, Aaron recalls his narrow escape from death and reveals that his actions during the attack were more than instinct, but something he saw on the Discovery Channel just the day before....
Discovery Communications and FLO TV Launch SHARK WEEK Mobile Channel ...But 18 of those have happened in the last two decades. It was a summer like any other for the Perez family until the seemingly unthinkable occurred - their youngest son, Aaron, was attacked by a shark. In this hour-long special, Aaron recalls his narrow escape from death and reveals that his actions during the attack were more than instinct, but something he saw on the Discovery Channel just the day before....
10/02/2009
[2]
shark
attack
BERNARD SUMNER
New Order - Bernard Sumner In Shark Attack ...NEW ORDER - BERNARD SUMNER IN SHARK ATTACK Former New Order star Bernard Sumner has revealed he was attacked by a 30ft shark while sailing off the coast of Scotland with his family. Bernard Sumner was attacked by a 30ft shark while sailing....
New Order - Bernard Sumner In Shark Attack ...Former New Order star Bernard Sumner has revealed he was attacked by a 30ft shark while sailing off the coast of Scotland with his family. Bernard Sumner was attacked by a 30ft shark while sailing. The former New Order star said the terrifying incident, which happened just off the coast of Scotland in August, was his "hairiest moment" in 25 years of sailing....
11/04/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Daniel Travis
Open Water (film) ...A search for the couple is begun in earnest. Meanwhile, Susan, having held on to Daniel through the night, realizes he is dead and releases him into the water, where sharks attack him in a feeding frenzy. Susan turns away from the odd bobbing movement of Daniel's floating body as the sharks tug him under....
Open Water (film) ...The tight-fitting neoprene wetsuits are apparently keeping them from fully realizing they are sustaining small bites. That night, during a strong storm, sharks return and attack Daniel again, killing him. The next morning, the pair's belongings are finally noticed on the long-since-moored boat by a crew member....
07/18/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Debbie Salamone
Shark Victim Wants Greater Protection — For Sharks ...Shark Victim Wants Greater Protection - For Sharks Weekend Edition Saturday, July 18, 2009 · Back in 2004, Debbie Salamone was wading waist deep in the water on the east coast of Florida when she was attacked by a shark. It tore at her foot, mangling tendons and her heel....
Shark Victim Wants Greater Protection — For Sharks ...Shark Victim Wants Greater Protection - For Sharks Weekend Edition Saturday, July 18, 2009 · Back in 2004, Debbie Salamone was wading waist deep in the water on the east coast of Florida when she was attacked by a shark. It tore at her foot, mangling tendons and her heel....
07/28/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Dunham
Sharks attack released dolphin near Tampa Bay ...Dr. Lydia Staggs injected a mild sedative and, a minute later, a lethal dose of Beuthanasia. Brent Winner, a shark expert for Florida's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, examined photos of the wounds and said Dunham was most likely attacked by several sharks of different species, but that the largest wound was consistent with a medium-sized tiger shark. Tampa Bay and nearby inland waters are full of sharks, Winner said....
Rescued Dolphin Killed after Release ...The team that had nursed him back to health was there for his release. However, after months of tireless rescue and rehabilitation, Dunham was attacked by sharks and severely wounded shortly after being set free in the ocean. "It's something that you witness that you don't actually believe your witnessing," a rescuer known only as Diane, said....
05/15/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Luis Fernandez
Shark Attacks Man For Spearing Fish ...Enlarge Photo Luis Fernandez is airlifted to Miami after being attacked by a bull shark in the Bahamas. He's not having too much fun, but at least his nurse got to smile....
Shark Attacks Man For Spearing Fish ...Enlarge Photo Luis Fernandez is airlifted to Miami after being attacked by a bull shark in the Bahamas. He's not having too much fun, but at least his nurse got to smile....
03/01/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Paul de Gelder
Cleaner water blamed for spate of shark attacks ...Yesterday Avalon and four neighbouring beaches in the northern suburbs were closed as a helicopter flew over the area, searching for the culprit. A Royal Navy diver, Paul de Gelder, had to have an arm and leg amputated after being attacked by a bull shark in the harbour on 11 February. Thirty-six hours later, an 8ft great white savaged a surfer, Glenn Orgias, off Sydney's most popular tourist beach, Bondi....
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...It was the first attack at Australia's iconic beach in 80 years. [38] A Royal Navy diver, Paul de Gelder, had to have an arm and leg amputated after being attacked by a bull shark in the harbour on 11 February. [7] Paul Degelder was the man attacked in the harbour on 11 February - the navy diver lost an arm and leg after trying to fight off a 2.7 metre bull shark.[49]...
10/21/2009
[2]
shark
attack
Scott Henrich
Recovering bite victim says he's got no beef with shark ...Its head was about 2 feet wide, he said. Shark bite victim Scott Henrich of Maui shows the 100-plus stitches he received after being attacked by a shark off Kalama Park in South Maui. "I hit it a couple of times on top of the nose, and it swam away," Henrich said....
Recovering bite victim says he's got no beef with shark ...Its head was about 2 feet wide, he said. Shark bite victim Scott Henrich of Maui shows the 100-plus stitches he received after being attacked by a shark off Kalama Park in South Maui. "I hit it a couple of times on top of the nose, and it swam away," Henrich said....
09/24/2009
[1]
Rectangle / Shark
attack
Fitz
Characters of 12 oz. Mouse ...As his memories return, Fitz increasingly wants to find out what happened to his vanished family. In "Bowtime," Shark and Rectangle use a hologram of her to attack Fitz. Not much is known about the mysterious Birmingham....
10/12/2009
[1]
Shark
attack
Friar Lawrence
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss ...But Benvolio sees her as well, and swims to Shark Island to tell Romeo. The Friar gives chase, but is attacked by the Shark. After receiving the terrible news, Romeo heads to the shore to see if Juliet's death is true....
10/18/2009
[1]
member / Shark
attack
Gus Montanaro
The Lone Shark ...Finally, the members of "The Inner Circle" had enough of Montanaro's on-air attacks and attempts to force Michaud's program from it's long-standing Thursday evening time slot. Many members of both the Talking Sports and The Lone Shark cast and crew began verbally attacking Gus Montanaro during the broadcasts of their programs (Bill Arciprete and Peter Vouras kept out of the fray on VoxPop). The conflict then escalated even more when Montanaro began calling Talking Sports to argue with Rod Michaud on the air....
09/05/2009
[1]
great white / shark
attack
Albert Kogler Jr
Baker Beach ...Subsequent Burning Man events have taken place in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. A shark attack occurred on Baker Beach on May 7, 1959 when 18-year old Albert Kogler Jr. was attacked by a great white shark while he was 15 feet deep in water. This was the only shark attack recorded on Baker Beach....
05/27/2008
[1]
shark
attack
Alison Dalton
Divers who survived shark waters 'ignored safety instructions' ...By that time they were "absolutely frozen and very weak" and starting to hallucinate. Ms Dalton said neither mentioned the threat of being attacked by sharks but admitted that she had at one time told her partner that she doubted whether she had the strength to continue. "And I said, 'Yes, you can....
03/07/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Andrew
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...[21] Andrew Lindop, the teenager mauled off a northern Sydney beach yesterday, is making jokes from his hospital bed after undergoing emergency surgery, his sister says. Andrew, 15, was attacked by a two-metre long shark during an early morning surf with his father off Sydney's North Avalon beach yesterday. His father, Charles, got the wounded boy to shore after the shark bit his left thigh to the bone....
09/18/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Angela Travers
Tuppy Glossop ...Despite this recollection being fresh in his mind, Bertie unfailingly helps Tuppy out of several sticky situations, especially those involving his cousin Angela. Tuppy has a rather vengeful nature as shown in Right Ho, Jeeves when he dismisses a shark that attacked Angela as a flatfish that wanted to play because Angela had previously commented that he was getting fat. Besides this, he has a jealous side as he chases Bertie, threatening to turn him inside out and make him swallow himself, when he was under the misapprehension that Bertie stole Angela's affection from him while at Cannes....
11/03/2009
[1]
shark / Islamorada
attack
Bebe Hall / sister
Gary Hall, Jr. ...The Race Club also offers various swimming camps and clinics year round for young swimmers at their Islamorada, Florida based training center. In the summer of 2006, Hall's sister, Bebe Hall, was attacked by a Blacktip reef shark near Islamorada while she and Gary were spearfishing, an attack for which his sister needed 19 stitches . Hall repeatedly punched the shark and his sister shot a spear into it, after which the shark swam off....
03/07/2009
[1]
great white / shark
attack
Ben Morcom
Sydney shark attacks prompt concerns ...He said the shark responsible for the attack was believed to be a great white.[30] December 18, 2007 Ben Morcom, 31, is attacked by a great white shark while surfing at Jimmys Beach near Nelson Bay. October 15 Linda Whitehurst, 52, escapes with a small bite wound to her wrist after fighting off a great white with her surf ski paddle near Byron Bay....
06/27/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Bethany Hamilton
Riding the storm ...Among them is Bethany Hamilton who, six years ago, became one of the most famous surfers in the US, if not the world. As a 13-year-old with unmistakable talent, she was attacked by a shark off the coast of Hawaii and had her left arm bitten off at the shoulder. She then showed extraordinary fortitude and ability by returning to the water within just a few months....
10/22/2009
[1]
tiger / shark
attack
Bethany Meilani Hamilton
Bethany Hamilton ...On October 31 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with friend Alana Blanchard, and Blanchard's father and brother. Around 7:30 a.m., she was lying sideways on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water, when a 14ft tiger shark attacked her, ripping her left arm off just below the shoulder....
11/03/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Brook Watson
Brook Watson ...Watson had 'before the age of fourteen years manifested a strong predilection for the sea' and so his uncle sent him to sea as a crew member on one of his merchant ships. It was whilst swimming alone in Havana harbour, Cuba in 1749 that Watson was attacked by a shark. He was fourteen at the time....
04/07/2009
[1]
bull / shark
attack
Ian / Calvin
Father and son shark attack first ...Ian was rushed to hospital with blood streaming from 16 deep cuts and he was given a blood transfusion and 33 stitches. And amazingly, last month his student son Calvin was attacked by a 7ft bull shark which sank its teeth into his calf during a surfing trip. The 200lb beast began thrashing its tail but Calvin, who suffered deep cuts to his legs and feet, also managed to kick himself free....
11/05/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Carter Blake
Deep Blue Sea ...She attempts to escape up a ladder but the handle breaks off and she is ripped in half and eaten by the shark. Carter jumps into the water in a failed attempt to rescue her and is attacked by the shark, but manages to hang onto its dorsal fin. All hope seems to be lost for Carter until Preacher picks up the harpoon (despite having difficulty moving with his injured leg) and fires at the shark, impaling its dorsal fin along with Carter's leg....
10/25/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Charles Epting Vansant
Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 ...The New York Times reported that Vansant "was badly bitten in the surf … by a fish, presumably a shark." Still, State Fish Commissioner of Pennsylvania and former director of the Philadelphia Aquarium James M. Meehan asserted in the Philadelphia Public Ledger that the shark was preying on the dog, but attacked Vansant by mistake. He specifically de-emphasized the threat sharks posed to humans:...
09/13/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Colin Stewart
Robert Kavanaugh ...Aged fifteen, Kavanaugh undertook study through the Dental Board of New South Wales and was apprenticed to his father as a dental student. On 12 January 1929, Kavanaugh was swimming at Bondi Beach approximately from the shore when fourteen-year-old Colin Stewart was attacked by a shark and dragged underwater. The shark inflicted severe wounds to Stewart's side and hip, and Kavanaugh-who was located only a few metres away-immediately swam to his assistance....
12/28/2008
[1]
shark
attack
DANIEL Guest
Victim wouldn't have wanted shark dead ..."They mainly come looking for fish schools, but generally speaking, if they bite a human it's an accident." Western Australia's Department of Fisheries said yesterday that the shark believed to have attacked Mr Guest was not being tracked and would not be hunted down and killed. The department's metropolitan regional manager, Tony Cappelluti, said if there were further shark sightings it would be treated as a separate incident and the shark would be destroyed only if there was an immediate threat to public safety....
09/08/2008
[1]
shark
attack
one / Deborah Scaling Kiley
Miraculous survivors: Why they live while others die - CNN.com ...Kiley wondered if she would be next. When sharks attacked one of the men in front of her, Kiley says that she thought she was going to have a nervous breakdown. "I closed my eyes and prayed and waited to die," she wrote in "The Sinking," an account of her survival....
10/17/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Douglas Lawton
Eugenie Clark ...While working at the Marine Experiment Station in Sarasota Dr. Clark investigated a shark biting incident. Douglas Lawton was viciously attacked by a shark while playing with his brother who was twelve at the time Douglas screamed and was almost dragged beneath the water while his brother grabbed him and his parents, an aunt, and an uncle raced to rescue him....
01/24/2007
[1]
shark
attack
Eric Nerhus
Aussie Diver Survives Shark Attack ...He was helped into his boat by his son and rushed to a hospital where he was being treated for severe cuts to his head, torso and left arm. An expert said the shark that attacked Nerhus probably mistook him for a seal, which are common in waters off southeastern Australia and attract sharks. Scientists say there are an average of 15 shark attacks a year in Australian waters _ one of the highest rates in the world _ and on average just over one per year are fatal....
02/24/2009
[1]
great white / shark
attack
Glen Orgias
Leeches save hand of Bondi Beach shark attack victim ..."We're far from out of the woods but I think for him to make it to this stage is a minor miracle and a reflection of how healthy and physically well he is." In a statement, Mr Orgias said he had not seen the great white shark that attacked him. "I didn't see the shark - it let me go after three shakes," he said....
Harry Hill's TV Burp ...The show's host, Dale Winton, appeared once as a guest during the series. Harry was regularly attacked by a puppet shark jumping out of various items. Harry will then attack the shark with a towel rail, leading to it eventually retreating....
05/03/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Harvey Miller
Ohio Man Shares Survival Story After Shark Attack ...I wouldn't have been here for that, teaching my older daughter how to drive, well, trying to teach her how to drive, you know, I could have missed all of that." Editor's Note: The shark that attacked Miller was never found. Since the incident, he has continued to snorkel on other family vacations....
07/29/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Jack Quayle
Matt Weinstock, July 29, 1959 ...They didn't find it but they kept bringing Jack pieces of shells and flotsam and asking if that was it. One well-wisher pointed out that Jack, should he be attacked by a shark, stood the chance of getting bit by his own teeth. Upshot was that Jack had to get a duplicate set, a financial blow....
10/30/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Jason Sudeikis
Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000s ...This recurring sketch features Dateline '' correspondent Keith Morrison (played by Bill Hader) hosting "Real-Life Crimes and Stories of Real People in Bad Situation", a series of short interviews with characters, played by other cast members and the host, who had experiences involving much pain and suffering. In the first sketch, Hader interviews Kristen Wiig (boyfriend's boy in trunk of car), Casey Wilson, Jason Sudeikis (attacked by sharks), and host Tim McGraw (wife murdered neighbors). In the second sketch, Hader takes on Andy Samberg (shot in a convenience store robbery), Kenan Thompson, Abby Elliott (roof fell in during wedding), and host Tracy Morgan (Hannibal Lector-type murderer)....
11/01/2009
[1]
creature / shark
attack
Jim Pickering
The Gingerbread Girl ...Emily manages to escape him, and sits on the shoreline watching as Pickering drowns. When he finally goes under, Emily tells herself that a shark or some other creature attacked him. She wonders why, and guesses that it is a part of the human condition....
08/11/2009
[1]
shark
attack
John Forse
Great whites, like the one taken near Depoe Bay, are regular visitors ...It wouldn't take much to persuade Forse the reports were true. He was attacked by a shark in 1998 just off of Gleneden Beach. Only moments before the attack, Forse's surfing friend who had survived an attack 10 years earlier, reported feeling spooked, and swam in....
01/16/2009
[1]
great white / shark
attack
Jonathon Beard
Surfer talks of being in 'reallife Jaws movie' ...And then the sea just turned red like a Jaws movie," he said. Experts believe Mr Beard was attacked by a 3.5m great white shark, which clung to his leg for about five seconds. "It didn't really register, it was like a burning sensation," he said....
11/05/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Kali
The Arm of the Starfish ...Later, Adam goes back to the Cutters' hotel to retrieve his passport from Kali. Playfully, she makes him chase her into the ocean, where she is attacked by a shark. Adam uses a special knife Poly gave him to fight off the shark and get Kali to shore....
07/30/2009
[1]
shark / swimming
attack
Kathleen Duncan Whyte
Brighton, South Australia ...The jetty was rebuilt using funds supplied by a mobile phone (cell phone) service provider, hence the tower on the end of the jetty. In 1926 the women of Brighton erected a drinking fountain near the entrance of the jetty to commemorate the death of Kathleen Duncan Whyte, who was fatally attacked by a shark while swimming. Kitty was the daughter of Rev. Maculley and taught swimming at Brighton for many years....
10/25/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Lester Stillwell
Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 ...A dorsal fin appeared in the water and the boys realized it was a shark. Before Stillwell could climb from the creek, the shark attacked him and pulled him underwater. The boys ran to town for help, and several men, including local businessman Watson Stanley Fisher, 24, came to investigate....
02/11/2009
[1]
bull / shark
attack
Martha Hathaway
Shark mauls navy diver in harbour ...The shark attack is the first in Sydney Harbour since 2000. The last fatal shark attack in the harbour was in 1963, when Martha Hathaway was attacked by a bull shark. John Lyons, Middle East correspondent ISRAEL'S two leading politicians are in negotiations with smaller parties to form a coalition capable of leading a stable government....
11/02/2009
[1]
Great White / shark
attack
Merlin Kaggs
Merlin Kaggs ...However, his greed got the better of him, and he threw the cobras through the window rather than release them aboard the ship, as they would kill all the rare and exotic animals he hoped to sell. Kaggs' luck went sour when he was attacked by a Great White shark and badly wounded. He was found by the natives and brought to Hal for treatment....
10/02/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Michael
Jaws: The Revenge ...Ellen is convinced that the shark had deliberately targeted Sean, and visits her eldest son, Michael (Lance Guest), in the Bahamas where now works as a marine biologist . Fearing he will be attacked next by the shark, Ellen hopes to convince him to take up a new job on dry land. She meets Hoagie (Michael Caine), and they begin dating....
11/01/2009
[1]
crocodile / shark
attack
Michael Clark Rockefeller
Michael Rockefeller ...He was declared legally dead in 1964. Most believe that Rockefeller either drowned or was attacked by a shark or crocodile. Because headhunting and cannibalism were still present in some areas of Asmat in 1961, some have speculated that Rockefeller was killed and eaten by local people....
07/18/2009
[1]
tiger / shark
attack
Mike Coots
Shark attack victims fight for their attackers ...Most have suffered cardiac arrest by the time they arrived to the hospital. Mike Coots, 30, from Hawaii was attacked by a tiger shark in 1997 when he was surfing in the morning. The predator grabbed him by the right leg, shook him back and forth while he was trying to fight back the attacker by punching it on the head....
04/16/2009
[1]
shark
attack
one / Mike Fraser
New Zealand Cross (1999) ...Recipients of the New Zealand Cross On 24 April 1992 Ms Amey was one of five members of a Meteorological Service team, stationed on the remote sub-Antarctic Campbell Island, who were snorkelling when one of them, Mr Mike Fraser, was attacked by a shark, believed to be a white pointer. The other swimmers, apart from Ms Amey, swam to shore....
02/07/2009
[1]
shark
attack
Mike French
Motueka man suffers serious injury in surf ...He was being taken into surgery when he talked to the Nelson Mail shortly before 5pm and said the pain of the attack, on the scale of one to ten, was "on the ten''. Mr French said he was by himself in the water and, despite earlier beliefs from rescuers that he been attacked by a shark, he believed it had been a stingray attack. The gash was straight and not jagged, which made him think it had been a stingray, he said....
09/13/2009
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shark
attack
surfer / Milton Coughlan
Jack Chalmers ...In 1921, he won belt races at several beaches around Sydney, and won the Australian Lifesaving Belt Championship the following year. On 4 February 1922, Chalmers was on duty at Coogee Beach when Milton Coughlan, a body surfer, was attacked by a shark. Tying a line around his waist, Chalmers scrampled across the rocks where he slipped becoming dazed....
09/03/2009
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shark
attack
Norman Forbes
War veterans get welcome diversion ...His left hand is a healed pink mangle with no pinkie. His left upper leg looks like he was attacked by a shark, as does his right forearm. Unlike many vets who are reluctant to talk about their experiences, Forbes says doing just that is therapeutic for him and prevents the experiences from festering in his mind....
02/11/2009
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shark
attack
Paul Degelder / Diver
Shark mauls diver during secret navy operation in Sydney harbour ...Last updated at 8:33 AM on 11th February 2009 Serious: Diver Paul Degelder was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbour A navy diver is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked by a shark in Sydney harbour....
01/08/2009
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great white / shark
attack
Paul Morris
Great white shark opened up to the public ...Paul Morris, from Dive Planet NZ, helped slowly wash away the blood tricking from the shark on the dissection table. He was attacked by a great white shark in 2005, and ever since, he says, has been fascinated by the iconic animal. "I'm interested to see what's in the stomach....
12/28/2008
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shark / bay
attack
surfer / Peter Edmonds
Australian swimmer snatched by great white shark ...The attack on Guest was the second by sharks in Australia this year. A 16-year-old surfer, Peter Edmonds, died after being attacked by a shark near Byron bay, on the New South Wales coast, in April. On average there are 15 shark attacks a year in Australia, with about one death each year....
05/27/2008
[1]
shark
attack
Richard Neely
Divers who survived night on Great Barrier Reef 'to blame' for ordeal ...Briton Richard Neely and his partner, Alison Dalton, survived nearly 20 hours treading water after their dive boat failed to pick them up. The couple said they surfaced just 200 yards from the boat but were unable to raise the attention of the crew or other divers, instead being pulled away by a strong current and enduring a night at sea in which they feared they would be attacked by sharks. But a passenger on the catamaran insisted they must have drifted much further from the vessel for the 22 crew and passengers not to have spotted them....
10/07/2009
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great white / shark
attack
Rodney Fox
Rodney Fox ...One of his grandchildren was featured on What A Life International and he mentioned his grandfather's (Rodney Winston Fox) job. Rodney Fox was attacked by a great white shark and badly bitten around the chest and arm in December 1963. His story of the attack and escape has been published many times....
11/02/2009
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loan / shark
attack
Santos
Santos (Ugly Betty) ...In return for the money, Hilda agrees to let Santos visit Justin. Santos misses his first visit with Justin when he is attacked by loan sharks, but safely arrives for the Thanksgiving dinner in "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral." Afterward, he and Hilda make love, and he sticks around the following day....
10/27/2009
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shark
attack
Shelby Overman
Jaws 3-D ...Meanwhile, Shelby Overman (Harry Grant), one of the mechanics, dives into the water to repair the gates. He is attacked by a shark and killed, leaving only a severed arm. The next day, Michael and Katherine go down in a submarine to check the tunnels and find Overman's body....
Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 ...The boys ran to town for help, and several men, including local businessman Watson Stanley Fisher, 24, came to investigate. Fisher and others dove into the creek to find Stillwell's body, and he too was attacked by the shark in front of the townspeople. Fisher was pulled from the creek without recovering Stillwell's body....
01/12/2009
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shark
attack
Stephen Fogarty
'I took on great white, and won' ...On the beach, locals used a surfboard leg rope was as a tourniquet to stem the blood loss from the wound to Hannah's lower right leg. Mr Mundy's instinctive reaction to attack the shark was shared yesterday by Stephen Fogarty who was attacked by a shark while snorkelling in a tidal lake on the NSW south coast. The 24-year-old had been snorkelling for about 15 minutes in 2m deep water about a kilometre from the entrance to the mouth of Lake Illawarra, south of Wollongong, when he felt something grab his right leg....
07/22/2009
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shark
attack
Thadeus Kubinski
Shark attacks 19-year-old Admiral Farragut grad swimming behind her home in St. Pete Beach ...Kubinski bled to death, the medical examiner said. Sharks are attracted by splashing, and experts believe the shark that attacked Kubinski was attracted by the splash he made jumping into the water. But there are also bait fish in the water, and most shark attacks are the result of mistaken identity....
Puss 'n' Boats ...Tom dashes over and holds his hands up, ready to catch the falling officer, but he only squashes the cat through a hole in the wood. The shark then pops out and attacks Tom, but Tom pushes himself through the pier and escapes the large fish. Tom's head is stuck in the board, but he is safe....
11/03/2009
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loan / shark
attack
Xia Tian / father
The X-Family ...Xia Tian has missed her since she disappeared, thinking that she moved away. Years later, Han reappears when Xia Tian and his father are attacked by loan sharks and unwittingly rescues them (although she does hit Xia Tian on the head). He recognizes her as soon as he sees the picture that he took with her and her mom on the same day he rescued her....
10/24/2009
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both / Dervish / Shark
invade
Lamb / complex
Slawter ...In this dream world, Bill-E has been captured by the Lambs so they can learn the secrets of how his Lycanthropy was cured. Dervish, along with Shark and Sharmila (both in Demon Thief) invade the Lambs complex and demand the return of Bill-E Spleen. The Lambs refuse so they invade the complex and rescue Bill-E. Grubbs then realises too many convenient facts, including Shark happening to see the blueprints, the fact that they could use such powerful magic when no windows to the Demonata's universe were open, and the fact that the complex was an exact replica of Hannibal Lecter's cell....
09/21/2009
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shark
pepper
Robert Gibbs
Stu Bykofsky: How many Americans are actually racist? ...But . . . so did many fair-minded Democrats, starting with President Obama. After Carter dealt the r-a-c-e c-a-r-d, media sharks swarmed at the next White House news conference, peppering spokesman Robert Gibbs with questions about Old Mushmouth's statement. His most direct response was this:...