omg another shark attack in Florida

Shark Bites Tourist's Ankle in Gulf of Mexico
(Boca Grande, Fla. - AP, July 1, 2005) — A tourist was bitten on the ankle Friday by a shark while standing in chest-deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, the sheriff's office said. It was the third shark attack in the state in a week.

The 19-year-old man, believed to be from Europe, was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, and there was no immediate report on his condition.

"It is a confirmed shark attack," Lee County sheriff's spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi said. She had no details on the circumstances of the attack near the lighthouse at Gasparilla Island Beach.

Two other young people have been bitten since Saturday in gulf water off Florida. The latest incident was about 280 miles from an attack Monday on a 16-year-old boy who lost his leg and about 350 miles from the spot where a 14-year-old girl was killed Saturday.

Experts believed bull sharks attacked both teens in the Florida Panhandle.

(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Re: omg another shark attack in Florida

Posted by june262004

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Geez!

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And who was it that said " sure, I'd let my kids go back in the water"

Very sad

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I was going to go to the beach on Monday but I think I'll stick with the pool

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OK, when is it time to say "STOP GOING IN THE WATER!!!"

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Another one?
I'm officially giving up the beach!