Great white attack in Australia

[BDSC]

I wonder if they will ever find any remains? While I guess sharks don't typically eat people, you'd think if he bled to death and there was lots of blood in the water they'd go into a feeding frenzy.

 

[diver 85]

Sorry to hear this ----but---my very 1st thought after reading: LONE diver & LONE boat captain----hmmmmm, I hope he's not lying about apparent COD...

EDIT:---someone needs to merge these 2 like threads......

 

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[2 Big 2 Fail]

More words. Not much more information, other than more precise location.

Diver taken by sharks near Coffin Bay | Adelaide Now

 

[drrich2]

I don't think I have ever seen a story alleging two Whites attacking before.

It's happened. I saw a t.v. show about shark attack victims with a focus on what makes a given victim enticing. One person was a young man or late teen who was surfing and (it was caught on film) a couple of great whites attacked, inadvertently knocking him flying I think, which may've saved his life.

Of course, just because 2 predators go after the same 'fleeing' prey item doesn't mean they're cooperating. Could just be competition.

Richard.

 

[300bar]

Does anyone know if the diver was on scuba or free diving?

Abalone divers are freedivers.

Didn't even read the articles, but most sofar talked about Port Lincoln bay. :shocked2:
But the incident happened at Coffin Bay. Just on the other side of the peninsula.

 

[ScubaSteve]

Abalone divers are freedivers.

Didn't even read the articles, but most sofar talked about Port Lincoln bay. :shocked2:
But the incident happened at Coffin Bay. Just on the other side of the peninsula.

Take this for what it is worth....Wiki

Australia
Tasmania provides approximately 25% of the yearly world abalone harvest.[6] Around 12,500 Tasmanians recreationally fish for blacklip and greenlip abalone. For blacklip abalone, the size limit varies from between 138 mm for the southern end of the state and 127 mm for the northern end of the state.[7] Greenlip abalone have a minimum size of 145 mm, except for an area around Perkin's Bay in the north of the state where the minimum size is 132 mm. With a recreational abalone licence, there is a bag limit of 10 per day, and a total possession limit of 20. Scuba diving for abalone is allowed and has a rich history in Australia. (Scuba diving for abalone in the state of New South Wales is illegal, where a free diving catch limit of two is permitted).[8][9]

From

Abalone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coffin Bay does not appear to be in New South Wales so perhaps you are incorrect.
I have no

 

[WetPup]

Coffin Bay does not appear to be in New South Wales so perhaps you are incorrect.
I have no

Coffin Bay is in South Australia.

Regulations in Australia vary by state, but the South Australian fisheries website is pretty clear that you are allowed to scuba dive for abalone. So long as you stick to the bag and size limits.

PIRSA Fisheries Regulations for diving

However this article implies that he was doing it commercially, not recreationally.

Esperance resident Peter Clarkson was working in Port Lincoln for the abalone season...

So he'd be doing it under commercial fishing regulations anyway?

 

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[drbill]

The headline says the diver was killed... I assume that means he or she died.

Yes, sad indeed and my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

As for leaving the body there... would anyone here volunteer to go in and retrieve it?