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Early media reports indicated search and rescue divers were on the scene soon after the alarm was sounded about the missing diver. The alarm was raised at 1.30 pm. The media report release was 3.31 pm. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/22245886/diver-missing-off-dawesville/ The...

In the following media report the author/publisher now accepts that the 'human remains' that were found were those of the missing diver and the diver was attacked by a shark(s). I assume this has been verified by police...

The most recent article on the shark attack in the local rag states the following: The report implies that police have verified the human remains they found were those of the missing diver and the injuries or marks on the body were the result of shark bites ie. the man or his corpse was...

Initial reporting on the incident stated the diver may have been bitten by a shark, suggesting the diver had received a single bite mark on the body. Then it was reported that the diver may have received multiple shark bites. Finally it was reported that 'human remains' were found. Several...

My sincere sympathy to the family and friends of this diver. I dove the Murray Reefs, Warnbro Sound and Five Fathom Bank for five days just north of this area the previous week. The swell and weather were reasonably settled and the water conditions were the best I've seen in this region for a...

Hey Netdoc. I'd again suggest it is about time to lock the thread down. The posts are now mostly coming from the peanut gallery or regurgitating the same old tired arguments that have been dealt with on numerous occasions in the past.

Here is a definition for the word 'eat' I found on the internet: I consider much of this a very good description of what happens when a shark attacks a person, especially if the attack is fatal. Your argument may have some credence if you could demonstrate that sharks taking big bites out of...

Glad you found it complimentary - and a little funny. ;)

I presume that would be your response to the people of Reunion after the spate of recent shark attacks. Which is the kind of callous, fatalistic, Alice in Wonderland response you'd expect from a Greeny. Quotes from [-]famous Greenies[/-] Alice in Wonderland:

I said the following when discussing the Recife shark attacks: and didn't think I'd need to repeat the same again. While the statistic doesn't include attacks on divers, it does provide another data point indicating the threshold at which people consider the risk of an attack unacceptably...

Another area where there has been numerous shark attacks in recent years is Reunion Islands off the coast of South Africa. The risk of a shark attack is considered excessively high for those entering the water. In one tragic case, a 15 year old girl was chopped in half while swimming a few...

Yet if we believe those who claim they don't care how high they risks were they'd dive regardless. Will be interesting to hear Netdoc's response.

Can you tell us a bit more about your dive profiles. Were they square profiles.ie. jump in, head to the maximum depth and surface when needed? What was your bottom time on the dives and surface interval?

Okay I'll get back to those comments Netdoc, but first you still haven't responded to my questions back at post #360. Most of them are yes/no answers so it won't take you long. ---------- Post added March 3rd, 2014 at 08:25 AM ---------- Maybe test out your 'scuba gear is an invincibility...

I presume you are drawing a parallel here with the stupidity of divers who enter waters where the risk of a fatal shark attack is excessively high. Is that the case? At some point the response from sensible divers changes from 'the risk of attack is minimal don't worry about it' to 'well what...

Very easy to keep this peanut gallery amused. .

I note you are from Canada. You have an excuse for your ignorance.

Glad we agree. At some point, as the number of fatalities due to shark attack in an area increases, diving in that area becomes stupid or mad or both. The point of the thread was to investigate the point at which the risk became so high the diver would be deterred from diving. I'll leave you to...

A strange position to take given Jim's previous comments. I call it self incrimination. As they say, you have the right to remain silent but anything you do say may be used in evidence against you. I don't see too much that is thinking, rational or intelligent in these comments. Guess you...

Your team evidently decided the risk of diving with white pointers was so high they needed to dive within the protection of a cage. I've been saying pretty much the same thing from the start of the thread. The poll indicates most people disagree. Which clearly contradicts what you indicated in...