Shark Identified by SF Chronicle Staff Writer?

[MauiScubaSteve]

Somebody's trying to make money off our recent shark attack. Take a look at the backwards evolution of the story.

The San Fran article (less than 2 hours ago?);

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/09/BAG0APNTFI8.DTL&feed=rss.news

An 18-foot-long tiger shark had chomped down on her foot and was filleting the appendage with its razor sharp teeth like a meaty appetizer.

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The attack happened about an hour after a tiger shark bumped a surfer at nearby Kamaole Beach Park II, prompting officials to issue a shark alert and close a one-mile stretch of coastline.

The Honolulu Advertiser article;

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/09/ln/FP705090404.html

Marion, a consulting psychologist and author, said she didn't get a good look at the shark, describing it simply as "a wall" that released its grip, turned and swam away. She said she managed to swim "lopsided" to shore and began screaming, "Shark, shark!".

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Marion said she wouldn't have gone swimming Monday if she'd known about another shark incident an hour earlier at Kamaole Beach Park II, less than two miles north of Keawakapu. There, Mark Jackson reported encountering a 14-foot tiger shark while on a stand-up paddleboard about 100 yards offshore.

"It came within two feet of my board, and from that view it was without a doubt a tiger shark," said Jackson, referring to the species' distinctive markings. "You couldn't mistake it for anything else."

In the Maui News;

http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=30288

A man surfing in the area told officials a friend’s surfboard was bumped by what appeared to be a tiger shark.

KITV4 story, first I know of;

http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/13271813/detail.html

Officials said they do not know what kind of shark bit the woman.

 

[Shaka Doug]

It made the Washington Post too but I think it was an identical article to the Maui News story.

Who knows what happened to the guy at Five Caves last week??? The Maui News paper said he was stuck in the rocks(??). What does that mean exactly?

 

[KrisB]

It made the Washington Post too but I think it was an identical article to the Maui News story.

Who knows what happened to the guy at Five Caves last week??? The Maui News paper said he was stuck in the rocks(??). What does that mean exactly?

The bits and pieces I've heard about that one is that an individual (on scuba) reached into a crevice or something in one of the caverns and got his hand stuck.

His buddy went for help, and when he returned with assistance, the diver in the cavern had run out of air and was DOA.

Now, the source is normally reputable, except that their source isn't particularly detailed on the points, so who knows exactly...

 

[Lopaka]

Take a look at the backwards evolution of the story.

The San Fran article

That says it all, doesn't it?

Apologies to SF members, but that city of yours..............:shakehead

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

The Chronicle cleaned up the article a little today;

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/10/BAGIFPOG9B1.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

Yesterday

An 18-foot-long tiger shark had chomped down on her foot and was filleting the appendage with its razor sharp teeth like a meaty appetizer.

Today

A hungry tiger shark had chomped down on her foot and was filleting the appendage with its razor-sharp teeth like it was a meaty appetizer.

Yesterday

Marion, who swims regularly with the Tiburon Peninsula Club, was in about 14 feet of water about 8:30 a.m. off of Keawakapu Beach in Kihei, Maui, when the shark attacked.

Today

Marion, who swims regularly with members of the Tiburon Peninsula Club, was in the water about 8:30 a.m. off Keawakapu Beach in Kihei, Maui, when she was attacked by the shark, estimated to be about 14 feet.

Very smooth editing, changing the silly depth estimate to a silly length estimate.

 

[Wildcard]

I often wonder why people even look at the news? It's so wrong its not even funny. Same deal with Iraq reporting. Have they even found Iraq on the map?
If it wasn't for finding out what kind of pranks Paris is up to Id never even look...LMAO

 

[dlndavid]

That says it all, doesn't it?

Apologies to SF members, but that city of yours..............:shakehead

no apology needed here