Russian citizen mauled to death by tiger shark off Egypt's Red Sea coast in rare attack

[RobPNW]

This is kind of off topic but related. In watching some of the shark dive videos and the DM dropping a bucket of chum for a frenzy. It looks cool but I'm not a big fan. I know it's like the grand finale of a fireworks show, but are we not teaching them to expect to be fed when divers are around?

 

[DandyDon]

Here ya go https://archive.is/I7sZw

Cute trick, but there are a dozen free sites with the same story as sharks are always good for media clicking.

This kind of off topic but related but watching some of the shark dive videos and the DM dropping a bucket of chum for a frenzy. It looks cool but I'm not a big fan. I know it's like the grand finale of a fireworks show, but are we not teaching them to expect to be fed when divers are around?

Their brains are small, like lumps on the end of their spinal cord, but I once taught an aquarium snail to beg. I avoid feeding all animals aside from porch birds (why do they get an exception?). My granddaughter and I once had an argument over me trying to keep raccoons out of state park garbage cans. The coons won, keeping me awake half the night.

 

[CuzzA]

This is kind of off topic but related. In watching some of the shark dive videos and the DM dropping a bucket of chum for a frenzy. It looks cool but I'm not a big fan. I know it's like the grand finale of a fireworks show, but are we not teaching them to expect to be fed when divers are around?

Yes. It's incredibly stupid and our industry is the only one that does it for tourists. Feeding bears, big cats and gators is frowned upon and in Florida feeding gators is actually illegal.

It is only scuba divers who believe sharks are too dumb to associate food with divers when fed.

This is off topic and will get deleted. Hopefully you'll see it before that.

As for the attack. I watched the video. It is not gruesome because the camera is too far away. Looks like that attack happened near some docks, maybe restaurants? Theres a video on reddit of the tiger crusing the dock just before the attack. I steer clear of docks at marinas. Fish cleaning stations are shark magnets for anything that hits the water.

 

[Knockneed Man]

A tragic incident. As others noted, this man was on the surface, which is the case in nearly all shark attacks. There is a lot of solid information about shark attacks on humans at this Florida Museum website, all of which suggests that responsible divers are not likely to be attacked by sharks. A diver was mauled and killed by a tiger shark at Cocos in 2017, but she was on the surface waiting for a skiff, not at depth—something worth mulling over from a best-practice perspective when exiting a dive in sharky waters. A friend asked me to photograph or video him and others doing freedive spear fishing in bull shark waters . . . I declined.

While I agree with your point, to be fair, the cocos incident did actually start at depth. It was a known aggressive tiger, and during the ascent and safety stop the tiger came after the woman. The DM intervened and they were both attacked. That shark is still there and this story is the reason they no long allow night diving in cocos. But yes, attacks on divers are rare.

Also it’s worth noting that despite how easy the pros make it look to deflect and turn away sharks, if you are on the surface with no mask to see, deflecting would be a whole other, nearly impossible, ball game.

 

[EdC]

Videos like this one make me instantly call BS every time a shark "expert" explains that shark attacks are 99% of the time test bites, and that the animal realizes it's mistake and swims off. I do understand the strategy of staving off animosity to sharks so that the general public doesn't cheer on Chinese fin harvesting, but lets be honest, sometimes sharks mean it.

 

[hammet]

When a claim is made that authorities have taken 'the' specific individual animal that killed someone, whether a shark or crocodile, I wish they'd explain why we should be convinced the one they caught is the one that killed.

You want to perform some kind of a half assed autopsy on a fish?

 

[tarponchik]

1. V.Yu. Popov did not a permanent resident of Hurgada; he lived in Balashikha near Moscow.
2. The shark was reportedly later caught and killed.

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[NDonahue]

I doubt that the shark examination will show anything. Tiger sharks occasionally take people. I suspect a tourism ploy.

The Washington Post had a paywall that is blocked on 12 foot ladder, but several other sites have the story. Here is Reuter's: Russian citizen killed in shark attack in Egypt

Here is a gift link to the WaPo article. I’ve not tried this before, but may allow access:

https://wapo.st/45RMqF8

 

[DandyDon]

Here is a gift link to the WaPo article. I’ve not tried this before, but may allow access:

https://wapo.st/45RMqF8

Again, nice trick, but there are dozens of sites with the story now. Sharks always support news site clicking.

 

[scubaozy]

You want to perform some kind of a half assed autopsy on a fish?

How else can you prove it was the particular shark? This is typical Amity plot, catch some big shark to sooth the public to ensure tourists are not scared. They will probably call some shark expert to asses the situation, perhaps they would do an autopsy at that stage. And later they will announce that it was the mating season (this it what was said last year) drawing the sharks there, which is total bs imho because tigers mate 1nce every 3 years and between March and May. No word on this could be caused by human activity.