Holidaymaker's body torn apart by tiger sharks near Fantome Island, off Queensland coast

closeupready

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:20 PM
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Holidaymaker's body torn apart by tiger sharks near Fantome Island, off Queensland coast

Source: news.com.au

WHAT started out as a dream getaway with friends has turned to tragedy for a 48-year-old man who was found dead off Fantome Island, near Townsville yesterday.

A Melbourne man, known to his friends as Rooster, was killed after he encountered trouble while trying to retrieve a vessel which broke anchor off the island about 7.30pm on Sunday night, reports the Townsville Bulletin.

The man's body, which had been mauled by tiger sharks, was found near the island about 9.45am yesterday.

It's not clear whether the man had drowned or if he was killed by the sharks.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/holidaymaker-torn-apart-by-tiger-sharks-near-fantome-island/story-e6frfkwr-1226125336123

Horrifying. :scared: Reminds me of that film, The Reef.

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:25 PM
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1. I just watched the Reef this morning.....

Scary stuff. Much better as a movie on that subject than Open Water was.

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:37 PM
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2. Having also seen both, yes, I agree.

Hated that ending, though. :D

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vi5

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:58 PM
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3. Yeah, that was weak.....

But overall the camera angles, the visuals of the sharks.....it was much more realistic and much creepier.

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frylock

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Tue Aug-30-11 04:49 PM
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7. open water was one of the worst movies i've ever seen..

i was rooting for the sharks at the end.

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The Stranger

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Tue Aug-30-11 05:38 PM
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9. I feel for this guy, but in the movies I almost always root for the sharks . . .

Is that bad?:blush:

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keopeli

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Tue Aug-30-11 04:25 PM
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4. It's more likely he drowned first, since Tiger Sharks do not commonly attack humans. n/t

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Tue Aug-30-11 04:29 PM
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5. oh fer chrissakes.

Tiger sharks are one of the four types of sharks most commonly noted for attacking humans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unprovoked_shark_attacks_in_the_United_States

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closeupready

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Tue Aug-30-11 04:29 PM
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6. From what I understand, tiger sharks are second to great whites in recorded attacks on humans.

Edited on Tue Aug-30-11 04:30 PM by closeupready

Let me see if I can find a stat.

On edit, I see someone else got there first. Cheers.

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Tue Aug-30-11 05:24 PM
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8. Geeze, what was he thinking?

Shark Week was LAST month.

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