Florida woman taken to hospital with shark attached to arm – IOTW Report

Florida woman taken to hospital with shark attached to arm

Several people nearby said the woman and her friends were antagonizing the shark.

shark bites woman's arm after being annoyed

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 15 (UPI) — A 23-year-old Florida woman bitten by a 2-foot nurse shark Sunday afternoon was taken to the hospital with it still attached to her arm, a fire rescue spokesman said.

A splint board was used to support the unidentified woman’s arm and the shark as she lay on the stretcher and was placed into an ambulance at Red Reef Park off the Atlantic Ocean, Ocean Rescue Capt. Clint Tracy said.  more

SNIP: These people cancel your vote.

12 Comments on Florida woman taken to hospital with shark attached to arm

  1. “Several people nearby said the woman and her friends were antagonizing the shark.”

    One nearby person said “These idiots are too stupid to know how to get a fish off of a woman’s arm.”

    No, wait, that was me.

  2. This is all pretty odd considering that nurse sharks feed exclusively on shellfish and have very little interest in biting humans or anything else swimming in the ocean. They’re normally quite harmless.

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