Triathlete killed by shark
This breaking news is sobering:
SOLANA BEACH – A shark attacked and killed a swimmer who was training in the ocean off San Diego County with a group of local triathletes, authorities said.
A man between 55 and 60 years old was swimming with others at Tide Beach around 7 a.m. when he was attacked, according to a statement on the Solana Beach city Web site.
The man, whose identity was not immediately released, was taken to the Fletcher Cove Park lifeguard station for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement said.
Swimmers were ordered out of the water for a 17-mile stretch around the attack site and the county Sheriff's Department sent up helicopters to scan the waters for the shark.
It was unknown what kind of shark was involved.
posted by Iron Kahuna at 9:56 AM
4 Comments:
this is a tragedy for those involved, but whenever a story like this comes out, any shark attack in particular, I think it is always prudent to note that shark attacks are very rare and you have nothing to be scared about swimming in the ocean. It's just that nearly every single attack makes headline news, so that's why you hear about it a couple times a year.
For perspective, it's been found that more people are killed at the beach from digging holes in the sand and accidentally being buried than are killed by sharks.
My condolences to family members and friends.
Damn.
It must have been such a terrible experience to be there...
And you don't like swimming in lakes.
go.figure.
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