Smile! Great White Shark’s got a good dentist. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
An unfortunate man snorkeling off the coast of Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, was attacked by a shark today.
Eye witnesses on the beach said the distance between the shark’s dorsal and tail fins was so lengthy that the young man was presumed to have been double-teamed by two sharks. An onlooking kayaker paddled over to the scene of the attack and witnessed just one shark eating the remains. The boating witness unsuccessfully attempted to fend off the shark by bludgeoning it with his oar. It was later discovered that he was bitten in half by presumably a four-meter Great White Shark.
South Africa is the third most prevalent location for shark attacks worldwide behind the US and Australia. Last year saw four with three being fatal. While precautions are taken to block predators from coming too close to swimmers at some spots, others remain unguarded and swimmers are vulnerable.
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