Shark Attacks

“Surfer Bruce Grimes from Texas was bitten on the arm on Saturday off nearby Playa Linda beach. Grimes, 49, said he paddled madly toward shore on his board after feeling the unmistakable sandy skin of a shark glide across the bottom of his feet as he straddled his surfboard.

“Then it bumped me really hard. I thought, ‘That’s definitely a big shark.’ I took about three more strokes and he grabbed my arm,” said Grimes, who pulled himself free and made it to the beach. He managed to drive himself to a hospital, where he received 100 stitches.”

Two attacks in April and May killed a Mexican and an American — the first shark deaths off Mexico’s Pacific coast in 30 years.

Mexico Navy hunts for sharks after attacks

1 Comment to Shark Attacks

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   i heard about the first one, but damn that is really strange to have two in a short period of time. a black swan type of event perhaps. it would seriously blow to have a shark take a bite out of you… one more reason for enjoying cold water and hawaian surfing.
parksmarts on May 27th, 2008

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