This was in our local paper this morning - The Canberra Times. This follows an attack a couple of weeks ago on a Sea Kayaker in New Zealand where the paddler was glad he was in a plastic boat. "SYDNEY:A huge shark, presummed to be a white pointer, attacked and overturned the Sea kayak of a Queenslander on a fund-raising trip in NSW at the weekend Mark Elkinton, 35 was whipped in the air, lost his paddle and was left dangling upside down underwater by the shark he estimated to be 5 metres long. Mr Elkinton was paddling near a popular dive site off South West rocks on the NSW mid-North coast on a trip to raise money for cancer research. He shouted for help from his kayaking for kemo kids team and the group of four braced the sea kayaks together in a bid to firghten off the attacker" David Australia *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Darn those frisky fish ! ;-) Does anyone know any details such as tupperware type (long Sea Kayak profile vs. short seal / sea lion profile), color (seal dark, fish belly light, or other), and if the attack came near any sort of sea mammal activity area? Wouldn't have wanted to trade places with the "lucky" paddler, especially without paddle and mask. Glad no one was hurt (psychologically aside), Vince *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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