Great white shark bites swimmer in Southern California

[yuiyoshida]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 7 foot (2 meter) great white shark bit a swimmer off the coast near Manhattan Beach in Southern California on Saturday, leaving the man with moderate injuries, a fire department official said.

The shark bit the long-distance swimmer in the upper torso and immediately released him, said Inspector Rick Flores, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which provides lifeguard services in the area.

The man was taken to a local hospital and was breathing and alert with a moderate wound, Flores said.

Lifeguards barred swimmers from entering the water for a mile-long (1.6 km) stretch around where the attack occurred, and watched the shark until it swam further out into the ocean, he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/great-white-shark-bites-swimmer-southern-california-202812987.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. Scary Pic Alert! :-)

He/she is kinda cute, actually, but the teeth remind me that to them, I'M A SNACK!!!!

[yuiyoshida]

4. But come on SKP...

Have you ever seen a happier shark??? Its got that KILLER SMILE thing going!! Cheese!!!

[msongs]

2. shark was hooked on a fishing line at the time it bit, it was provoked by a human...

In the latest incident, a fisherman standing on a nearby pier had been battling the shark on a line for more than 30 minutes when he saw it bite the swimmer, Flores said.

The fisherman cut the line when he saw it had bitten the swimmer, Flores said. Manhattan Beach is a community about 5 miles (8 km) south of Los Angeles

[SunSeeker]

3. Stay away from fishing lines.

The shark was probably attracted to the pier by the fish thrashing at the end of fishermen's lines.

[Jamaal510]

5. At first glance,

that thing looked like it had braces on its teeth.