Re: [Paddlewise] Florida visitors on alert after fatal shark attack

From: Luke Hoffman <lukeh_at_hiwaay.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 09:01:43 -0500
You have to put these things in perspective. We had an incident in Alabama 
earlier this year where a couple of swimmers were attacked by a 
shark.  Both survived the attack, but one unfortunately lost his arm.  This 
was only the second recorded shark attack in Alabama since 1900 and there 
have been no fatalities.  To put this in perspective, the same weekend the 
two swimmers were attacked 7 people drowned in various boating and swimming 
accidents.

                                                  Luke

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