It has been determined that the tourist had attempted to engage with the animal from the shallows in an attempt to take photographs
The information is pretty scant but it sounds like maybe she was splashing around trying to get its attention.
It’s really sad honestly. She’s a double amputee now, and later in life so not likely to get a fancy new prosthetic.
Bull sharks are no joke. They’re not as huge and scary as great whites but they’re aggressive, and can operate in fresh water as well as salt water. Jeremy Wade did an episode on them in river monsters. Artificial canal estates tend to be infested with them.
I think the local authorities have some culpability in this. If you have sharks literally prowling around beaches full of clueless tourists then you have to close the beach. That’s what we do at popular beaches in Australia when a shark is spotted.
The information is pretty scant but it sounds like maybe she was splashing around trying to get its attention.
It’s really sad honestly. She’s a double amputee now, and later in life so not likely to get a fancy new prosthetic.
Bull sharks are no joke. They’re not as huge and scary as great whites but they’re aggressive, and can operate in fresh water as well as salt water. Jeremy Wade did an episode on them in river monsters. Artificial canal estates tend to be infested with them.
I think the local authorities have some culpability in this. If you have sharks literally prowling around beaches full of clueless tourists then you have to close the beach. That’s what we do at popular beaches in Australia when a shark is spotted.
So do they just say you can’t go in the water, or do they close the beach sandy area because people are idiots?
They close the sandy area in most cases.