Marine Life Teen diver bitten by shark, loses leg in Belize

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This story is tough and I sincerely hope that she recovers and makes a full comeback with a kick ass postitive attitude. The prosthetic options these days are amazing!

What I will say is that feeding ANY sharks is just a bad idea altogether. This vid that I have from Bora Bora seems totally benign.... but it was right after we had pulled up to a mooring spot where a previous operator had just completed a "feeding" op. We were not "feeding" but it was clear that "feeding" is what the sharks were expecting.

I was fine splashing and "diving" with these animals.... but think that jumping in for a post dive "P" break on the surface might not have been the best idea.

That’s a lot of expectant sharks.
 

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