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That would be some tremendous feat to wrestle a 7 foot thrashing, enraged, feeding frenzy shark from the water. I've been in a tank (4-5 foot of water) with a very tame 6' nurse shark and with one gentle flick of his tail he completely dragged me around the pool (I was holding him in a bear hug up for a picture). I was in college at the time and in much better shape and 15 years younger. Now I naturally had no adrenaline in me as the uncle did but still, I was with a tame 6' nurse shark that was not pissed off and he was with a 7' wild, probably pissed off bull shark! If the story is in fact true, I certainly have some sort of appreciation for the amount of strength needed. Art. -----Original Message----- From: Don Burke [mailto:donburke56@ne*.ne*] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 8:17 PM To: BUDDYDIGS@ao*.co*; techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: Sharks and the Media Buddy, The Pensacola media went into full "Gulf War" mode on the fishing story and found it to be a hoax. There were many witnesses and none of them contradict the published story. Don Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: <BUDDYDIGS@ao*.co*> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: 22 August, 2001 10:34 Subject: Re: Sharks and the Media > Hi all > > Since the topic of shark attacks seems to popular right now I thought I would > pass along this tidbit of info. > > I live in the Pensacola, Florida area and the local media covered the shark > attack on the young boy here in great detail. > > Two facts about the story amazed me. One, that the shark hung around the area > with the boys arm in his mouth (and that he didnt gulp it down for that > matter). > > The second one being that the uncle was not only able to CAPTURE the shark, > but also wrestle it to shore barehanded. > > It sounded pretty darn outrageous to me, but the proof was all there... > > Now I have been outa touch with the pop media for awhile so maybe this did > show up somewhere else, but a local friend of mine says he never saw anything > like this in the popular media. > > While the boys story is truly sad and I certainly hope the best for him, if > what I have attached is true, then the media has surely not lived up to any > professional standards. > > Now, I have not tried to confirm any of this, so take it with a grain of > salt, but if I had to bet money on which story is really true, I would > certainly place it on the story below. > > This account certainly explains how such feats were accomplished. > > Anyway, here it is... > > Buddy Welker > > > > > Subject: What REALLY happened with the shark attack on Pensacola > Beach? > > > > > > > > To All my buddies and friends that have called me (at the Pensacola > News > > > > Journal) about the truth on the shark attack here on Pensacola Beach, > > > the truth is coming out! There is a reason that the "hero" of the attack > > > that wrestled that 7 foot shark to shore is not giving any interviews, > and > > is > > > > hard to find. There is a reason that this 7 foot shark was in 2 feet > of > > > > water, and there is a reason that the family is "acting funny" about > > > > taking money from those that want to help....here it is.....hard > > > > truth...Sit down.... > > > > > > > > THE UNCLE THAT WRESTLED THE SHARK ASHORE WAS FISHING FOR SHARKS, HAD > IT > > ON A LINE AND HAD BEEN FIGHTING IT FOR TWO HOURS PLUS. > > > > > > > > The unidentified stranger that helped him also helped him fight the > fish > > > > to shore. When the shark got into two feet of water, the kids all ran > > > > into the water in jubilation and the shark lunged from off the ground > > > and hit Jessie Arbogast twice, took his arm off and bit into his > > leg.!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > The man had CHUM in the water, and heavy tackle built to fish for > > sharks. His nephew got bit because the entire family went into the water > > trying to wrestle the fish to land. There is big money on a shark that > size. > > > > > > THIS IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. > > > > > > > > The press has suppressed the real truth, because they are afraid that > it > > > > will affect the contributions for Jessie and the uncle is so filled > with > > > > guilt, he has tried to commit suicide once already....Now it all makes > > > > sense. NO MAN is going to wrestle a shark that large to shore in two > > > feet of water, that is one powerful animal, and they had cut the cable, > > and > > > hid the rods by the time the Medic's got there. > > > > > > > > The ranger that shot the shark testified that the shark still had the > > > hook in his mouth and "put up a big fight because his mouth was all > bloody > > > and torn up"....(that is why the shark had blood all over it's mouth in > > the > > > TV photo's, it was it's own blood !!) > > > > > > > > I am not lessening the horror of the event. Jessie did get an arm bit > > > off and is going to recover, but I am tired of Pensacola Beach taking it > > in > > > > the shorts because of the "whole truth not being told"....The money, > in > > my > > > > opinion would still come in, and the uncle will have to accept that it > > was > > > > a tragic accident and a mistake. > > > > > > Bruce Brunton > > Material Management, Lead > > 256-961-4565 WK > > 256-433-0823 PG > > 256-544-1904 FAX > > bruce.w.brunton@bo*.co* > > > > > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ---------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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