Great White Attack at Manhattan Beach

“On Saturday morning, long-distance swimmer Steven Robles was bitten by a Great White Shark just off Manhattan Beach, California. A fisherman had been trying to reel the shark in from the pier for 40 minutes when Robles, who was training with 14 other swimmers, swam into the shark’s vicinity. Agitated by the struggle and the hook in its mouth, the shark bit into Robles’ chest, before biting into the hand he used to try and fight it off. This is classed as a provoked attack, due to the fact the shark was angry at being fished and was trying to escape. After his attempts to fight it off, the shark released Robles and swam away. There’s conflicting reports about the shark’s size, measuring from seven to 10 feet.

Robles survived with wounds to his chest and arm. The beach was closed for several hours afterwards to coax the shark back out to sea.”

These “fisherman” seem like absolute idiots. Their continual laughing was pretty much the definition of infuriating. Kooks!