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Re: Shark attack
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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12/10/2020 04:13 PM
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Is it ok to post link ? ArticleCarol having issues inserting hyperlink
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Re: Shark attack
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12/10/2020 04:20 PM
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We were there. About 2:30 someone runs up to club o telling Cedric to get everyone out of the water. I think he said it was a leg bite.
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Re: Shark attack
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12/10/2020 04:47 PM
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Re: Shark attack
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12/10/2020 06:10 PM
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French side beaches closed for 48 hours
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Re: Shark attack
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12/10/2020 07:27 PM
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Yeah, it seems it was far from the beach. But historically a lot of people swim to Green Cay. Really sad....
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Re: Shark attack
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12/11/2020 09:40 AM
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The person from the Nature Foundation said they "would be extremely surprised" if it was confirmed to be a shark attack. Not sure what other explanation there could be?
How horrible for the woman's family and friends.
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Re: Shark attack
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12/11/2020 09:48 AM
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I wondered about that statement as well.
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Re: Shark attack
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She could have been hit by a passing boat prop.... Possibility, but so far, there has been no mention of that. Very different wounds and should show when the autopsy is done.
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Re: Shark attack
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12/11/2020 11:59 AM
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It was part of some of the original news about this attack yesterday. I read the same thing then but not sure if it was fact or assumptions at that time.
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Re: Shark attack
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12/12/2020 11:10 AM
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Being at the beach when it happened is right out of the movie Jaws.
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Re: Shark attack
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12/12/2020 11:11 AM
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And if I read correctly, the French beaches are now closed until Wednesday? I hope the shark knows he apparently isn’t allowed on the Dutch side since we’ve not heard of any beach closures there.......
This is truly just what the island didn’t need on top of all the other problems..
Deepest and most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the young woman who died.
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Re: Shark attack
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12/12/2020 11:24 AM
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The shark is probably long gone. Posted by The Nature Foundation : https://www.facebook.com/naturefoundationsxm/As expressed in our previous statement we extend our deepest condolences to the friends and family members of the woman who died on Orient Bay beach. We are very saddened to hear about this accident and that the cause of her death is due to a shark. Human fatalities due to shark bites are very rare and none were recorded before this accident on St. Maarten. No one will know the reason why this shark bite occurred causing the young woman to loose her life, however we do want to stress that sharks are not killing machines. Rare accidents like this one, can happen, however most sharks are harmless and an important contributor of the health of our marine ecosystem. According to the French authorities the cause of the accident is suspected to be a large tiger shark, especially large tiger sharks are migratory species travelling great distances in a single day. It is extremely likely that this shark already disappeared into the deep ocean, besides sharks are not known to re-bite when mistakenly have bitten a human, humans are not food they consume. The Nature foundation thinks a swimming ban is not deemed necessary and will only create additional fear among the population, of course those individuals who decide not to swim are being respected. Sharks are still wild animals and top predators, they survive due to their predatory skills, therefore accidents like this may occasionally happen. However, bites are often mistaken identities by the shark, the shark is confused or curious as splashing water can make them to investigate the situation. There is no evidence that sharks are hunting humans or in any case eating them, although we are a very easy meal for them to catch. You would be surprised how often people are in the water with sharks, but they just ignored the humans. It is actually surprising how few shark accidents happen considering how many people worldwide enter their habitat every day, the ocean itself takes much more lives due to for example drowning (and that stopped no one from swimming in our waters). But this is not a reason to not mourn the loss of this young woman's life, as we are shocked and saddened by this accident. We are aware of the occurrence of tiger sharks around St. Maarten and in the Caribbean region, especially juvenile tiger sharks are recorded in our waters and tagged. The larger ones are passing by on their journey through the Caribbean region, but spend most of their time offshore in deeper waters, such as close to drop offs, for example at the Saba Bank. On that location the Nature Foundation, Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance and Saba Conservation Foundation have tagged and researched large tiger sharks, these larger ones are hardly recorded close to shore. World-wide in 2019 there were a total of 5 fatalities due to shark bites, none close to this region. Therefore we ask everyone to not let themselves be driven by fear as most sharks are still harmless. Sharks are not out there to kill us, otherwise no one would be able to swim in our waters, sharks are key species for the marine ecosystem and their presence is vital. We would like to remind the public that sharks are a protected species in Dutch St. Maarten waters and cannot be hunted, caught or killed.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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