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07-30-2012, 04:48 PM
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Super Moderator
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Location: Middleboro MA
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Well I guess it's finally happened.... Great White shark attack on the Cape
It is too bad for the innocent beachgoer but it appears someone on Balston beach was bit by a shark.
It was bound to happen soon with all those seals out there, too bad we look so much like the plentiful food source out there.
it has not been confirmed so could be a bluefish bite but I doubt it
I think I'll head down to the beach and go for a swim
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07-30-2012, 05:01 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
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I just read the article myself. Very interested to see how this will develop.
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07-30-2012, 05:02 PM
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tapin' up the finger....
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Video from capecodonline. Guy looks lucky if what you can see bandaged is all that got hurt. Hope he heals fast
Guy filming is a complete tool.....,, get out of the way
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07-30-2012, 06:52 PM
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My brother is bald
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There goes the neighborhood
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seals + plovers = 
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07-30-2012, 07:10 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
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I honestly would not be completely surprised if it was a boo fish bite. There have been a ton of them around. I could be wrong but ankle bite? The race was loaded with life this weekend
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07-30-2012, 07:21 PM
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
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Yeah I doubt that guy would still have his foot if it was a White Shark, even if it was just investigating. I'm guessing a bluefish or a seal.
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07-30-2012, 07:53 PM
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My brother is bald
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I think I saw all his toes
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seals + plovers =
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07-30-2012, 08:32 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
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The guy apparently believes that it was a blue shark. Wouldn't be surprised with all the bluefish around.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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07-30-2012, 08:55 PM
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><(((°> ><((( °> ><(((°>
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It was a spiny dogfish, you heard it here first folks!
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07-30-2012, 09:21 PM
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Ditch Troll
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Fox news is saying the authorities think it was a seal  The injury looked more like a canine bite.. |
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07-30-2012, 10:00 PM
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Ditch Troll
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Well I jumped the gun, They are not ruling out a shark either..
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07-31-2012, 05:44 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Unless it is a bluefish - there will be some "I told ya so"s on the way.
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07-31-2012, 06:07 AM
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Red Eye Jedi
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Yeah they are saying shark now...
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07-31-2012, 09:18 AM
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"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!"
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07-31-2012, 09:23 AM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
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yeah the witnesses say they saw a dorsal.... let the games begin!
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07-31-2012, 09:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackbass
I honestly would not be completely surprised if it was a boo fish bite. There have been a ton of them around. I could be wrong but ankle bite? The race was loaded with life this weekend
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My guess is bluefish. |
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07-31-2012, 09:30 AM
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Looks like a boating accident. No way a GW.
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"I caught you a delicious bass"
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07-31-2012, 10:14 AM
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carcharodon carcharias!
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07-31-2012, 10:44 AM
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><(((°> ><((( °> ><(((°>
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Ill tempered sea bass with frickin lasers attached to their heads, that's my next guess.
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60 % of the time, it works every time.
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07-31-2012, 10:53 AM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnny ducketts
Ill tempered sea bass with frickin lasers attached to their heads, that's my next guess.
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Or global warming caused piranhas to migrate to the cape
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07-31-2012, 11:02 AM
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Location: Hyde Park, MA
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Sharktopus or pirahnaconda.
With all the experts around, shouldn't they be able to clearly identify the bite marks as shark or not?
Also, they should be able to tell WHAT species of shark, since we have so many that inhabit our waters.
One last thing to consider.....with a amount of "unusual" species of fish and fowl that have made their way up to our neck of the woods, what could be the likelihood that it could be a shark that isn't normally found in our waters? There are way too many questions to be answered before the beachs start getting closed (which the WILL), so let's get the answers FIRST then plan a course of action!!!
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07-31-2012, 11:20 AM
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Canceled
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Surely it must be a Plover shark
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07-31-2012, 11:41 AM
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Jim H.
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Jilted mermaid or merman (depending on portion of the cape and victim preference).
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Some say that there's a fine line between a Surfcaster and some idiot just standing on the beach. 
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07-31-2012, 12:30 PM
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Spread the word on every forum including FB that it was a seal to see if it sticks.
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07-31-2012, 02:25 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
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Eyewitness accounts are starting to make their way around the news sites.
According to witnesses, a large black fin was seen between the victim and the person he was body surfing with (his son, reportedly). Seconds later, the guy was pulled under.
Medical reports indicate a large bite area across both legs. Looks like whatever it was grabbed him across both legs simultaneously, and pulled him under for a short time, before releasing him. There was no secondary/follow-up attack. The shark (presumably a shark if these reports are accurate) swam away.
If this is the scenario, it's consistent with a GW taste test bite. What's more likely, given the amount of seals there and the known presence of whites along the backside--a GW or some exotic species rare in the ocean waters off the lower Cape?
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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07-31-2012, 02:51 PM
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Registered User
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Official Statement
Will come from Skomal this afternoon.
Gona be a white
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07-31-2012, 03:01 PM
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Gone Dark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockport24
yeah the witnesses say they saw a dorsal.... let the games begin!
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That's what a bird lover or seal hugger would say. I feel bad for the guy, but wouldn't it be ironic if he got bit by seal.  |
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07-31-2012, 03:37 PM
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Suspected Shark Attack in Cape Cod Leaves Man Hospitalized | NewsFeed | TIME.com
Interesting the article mentions that a seal was seen swimming nearby prior to the attack.
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07-31-2012, 03:57 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
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There's only one solution. Close the beaches to people. . . . It's the way our all knowing "protective" government works. I miss the old days when you would just do what needed to be done. No committees, no study groups, no pandering to extremists....... arrggghhhh what a bunch of p#$$ys we've become.
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07-31-2012, 04:48 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
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I they close the beaches to
People at least then a shark won't chip a tooth on a human
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