This is from an Oz kiting forum, enjoy the read.

yesterday was another beautiful Perth day. until every divers worst nightmare occurred. after hanging out for dive for a week the weather was good and had a dive buddy that was keen to dive in the forties. headed out of rocko to a spot 21km west of p/peron in 41m. when we got there the water looked clean and little swell. geared up straight away and went straight in. Paul and I been at the bottom for 15min we had to come up for deco. we started our accent up the anchor rope I was in front Paul was behind. when I got to 9m I stopped holding the anchor rope.( this is the worst feeling in the world sitting there for 10min at 10m in 40m of water, you mind plays tricks on you your always thinking what if, trying to convince yourself it will never happen. ) after stopping I looked over my right shoulder to look if Paul was with me but he wasn't there, then turning to my left to see if he was on that side, but he wasn't, instead there was 4 to 6m g/w eyeballing less than a foot my face. I didn't want to believe what was next to me was real, but it was. to describe how I felt at this time was fear. if I wanted to give him a pat on the head I could of, he was that close) the g/w swam 3m away towards the boat then turned around started heading back towards me. at this time I was thinking this is it I'm dead) as he swam towards me i was thinking of bolting for the boat. but I decided just to play dead and stay still. he swam past me again this time a bit further away maybe a 1m, he started to swim down towards the bottom got about 8m away from me still heading down. at this point I decided I forgo my deco and get the **** out of here) it was the longest 10m swim I ever done. I swam as fast as I could heading for the tunnel of the cat hoping it might offer some protection. getting to the back of the boat I was just hoping my dad was there to help me in.( he normally has a rod in and you have to yell for him to take your gear of you) I looked up to see him leaning over the back with his arm out screaming its behind you, its behind you get in the ****ing boat. I was absolutely ****ting myself at this point, he was trying to pull me but it didn't feel like I was getting anywhere, but some how I lying in the back of boat on my back gasping for air. that was an unusual feeling I felt relieved but scared. I guess it was shock. it seems likes ages I was lying on the floor but was probably only seconds then thinking of Paul was still out there. getting my gear of as quick as I could to help Paul, he still hadn't come up, I was taking my wetty off when I heard a scream of help( it was the scariest and most desperate scream I have ever heard) I looked out and Paul was 20m from the boat and the shark was next to him. my wetty was round my ankles and wouldn't come off so I just cut it off. screaming at my dad to start the engines I raced up the front to cut the anchor. as I was cutting the rope I heard my dad scream it got him, its got him. I looked over to Paul and the shark was in a frenzy and Paul was screaming for his life. at this im yelling at dad drive, we got to Paul and I don't know how I pulled him over the side of the boat. he was lying on his back as I did seconds earlier gasping for air with a tear in his eye. Paul told us afterwards the g/w meet him at his deco and pushed him to the surface, when we first heard the screams then it kept coming in and having a go at him. every time it came at him he would hit it with his spear gun. at one point he had the gun in its mouth.
I feel for dad, only two minutes after we had descended this shark came around the boat. for 20min he was in panic mode, normally he would start the motors if there was a problem and we would come up. but this time there was a problem he didn't want us to come. I think he has suffered more than us, we only had a few seconds to react he had 20minutes of this monster swimming around the boat knowing you son and friend was down there. how would you feel what could you do.
at the end of the day where alive, no benz, just a sleepless night and a happy family.
will post some pics later got to go and clean some **** out the boat.
by the way the 40th is on like donkey Kong now.

We just lost a kitesurfer today in Florida due to a shark attack!:eekdrull:............aj http://cbs4.com/pets/Stuart.Beach.Kite.2.1469090.html

OMG!!!!

That is terrifying. One of the few reasons I never got my divers license. Had an uncle who got his chest ripped right open by a massive Jackfish, when I was a little tike. Have a co-worker who is in Florida on a diving trip as we speak. Sure wouldn't want to be in those waters after hearing about that.

That was one crazy story. Crazy how these both (the kitesurfer from florida, and this) showed up on the same day! I'm glad this guy and his friend made it home safely. Sharks are one of those things that i fear deep down inside but would really like to go into a shark cage one day... just to see what it would be like.

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Originally posted by action jackson We just lost a kitesurfer today in Florida due to a shark attack!:eekdrull:............aj http://cbs4.com/pets/Stuart.Beach.Kite.2.1469090.html

just found that story... really too bad... my thoughts are with the family for sure...

I guess thats one good thing about Nebraska... no sharks...

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Last week beaches were closed for three days on Singer Island because of shark sightings. Two fishermen reeled in a nearly 10 foot hammerhead shark, then released it. Hammerheads along with spinners, reef, and bull sharks are very common off south Florida this time of year. They follow schools of migrating fish along the Florida coastline.

http://www.wptv.com/content/news/centralpbc/palmbeach/story/...

was he a member here?????
i think it would be a good idea for some one to set up some kind of fund for his family.
i would. but i don`t know how to go about it.
what do you guys think?
i knew there was a reason why i never got into kite surfing.
my thoughts and prays go out to his family.

The sad thing is,we overfish and pollute the oceans, killing off food sources. Thereby ,making them have to scavenge even harder for food. Then, just about anything looks edible.

This planet does not belong to us, we are just the custodians of it.( and not very good ones at that)


" everybody has to eat somebody, it might as well be you" from a disney cartoon.

kitesurfing, whitewater kayaking, and motorcycles are my passion. Wonder which one will take me out first... But rest assured i do not want to be taken out doing either one of the three even though i would be doing something that i loved. I'd rather go sitting on the back porch drinking a cup of coffee.