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VyrPlan t1_j78zp2z wrote

looks like she hopped off to swim with a pod of dolphins (which the shark was possibly following?) when she was attacked - she was not, as the title might suggest, ripped from atop the jet ski

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MitsyEyedMourning t1_j7919tt wrote

Safe bet is Bull Shark. Brackish river, western Australia is known for them. Oh and they are mean bastards.

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Fomentor t1_j791zhw wrote

And how did the shark get the jet ski in the first place?

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Cuemaster t1_j79nqpb wrote

Just to put some context here.

This is a very rare event, only 2 deaths by shark in the last 50 years for a city of 2 million people.

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EmbarrassedHelp t1_j79s0s6 wrote

Replying to VyrPlan (#1,725,405)

TIL apparently sharks can often be found nearby groups of dolphins. It makes a ton of sense though.

> This myth is often associated with a shark safety tip: “If you see dolphins, it's safe to swim there because their presence scares away sharks.” This is simply not correct. In fact, sharks and dolphins are often found near each other for a simple reason—they eat the same food, and both go where the food is.

https://slate.com/technology/2014/05/adam-walker-saved-by-dolphins-from-shark-attack-the-myth-that-dolphins-protect-people.html

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capricabuffy t1_j7a5fxg wrote

Replying to PopTartsNHam (#1,727,252)

Same as the river in colleges crossin in southern Queensland. Back in the 70\s big old flood let the sharks in, then when it receeded the sharks got stuck, bred and are a danger for swimmers, cattle etc. There is an episode of River Monsters dedicated to the colleges crossing sharks.

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groovygruver t1_j7acill wrote

Replying to mrhoppy_ (#1,727,628)

We can get in this debate but was he really disrespecting her? Or just mentioning a funny joke from a comedian. It would be one thing if he said that directly to the family or her friends. Did he do that? Nah he made a joke on a random Internet forum that the family will never see.

I completely understand where your coming from with the disrespect thing. But I don’t think it matters here. There was no foul intentions. You should go watch the Jeselnik bit he’s talking about. It’s hilarious.

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wolfcaroling t1_j7acohw wrote

Lets also remember that dolphins have sharp teeth

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Neckzilla t1_j7aic9v wrote

fuckk

and knowing kids these days, you know one of them was recording the dolphins 😬😬

poor kid(s)

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TokyoTurtle t1_j7aji7a wrote

Replying to chazza79 (#1,727,029)

She was swimming at North Fremantle (Fremantle is where the Swan River reaches the ocean). That area gets little rainfall in summer, so that section of the river is likely not much different from seawater.

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sevenseas401 t1_j7asw11 wrote

Replying to 008Zulu (#1,725,454)

Wow okay, thanks for sharing im going on a camping trip next week to an island in australia known for lots of visiting dolphins. And I definitely thought the whole dolphins means no sharks thing was true.

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Wooden_Bed377 t1_j7b9n5x wrote

From the shark's perspective, is this just fast food?

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DisplacedPersons12 t1_j7bdktv wrote

horrible. i live less than 3km from the stretch of river where this happened. very common spot for swimmers. i can only imagine what a horrible experience she must have endured. my heart goes out to her poor family

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showers_with_grandpa t1_j7bg2w0 wrote

Replying to HereWeGoAgain-77 (#1,728,291)

There has never been a confirmed sighting of a bull shark in the Great Lakes. Definitely up the Mississippi as far as Iowa, and once in the Ohio River a dead one was found but pretty safe to say they get in the Ohio all the time.

The Great Lakes are just not a comfortable temp for BULL* sharks and while one could survive during the warms months I don't think environment suits them from a hunting aspect, they aren't deep water predators.

Edit: *forgot to specify bull sharks

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Abortion_is_green t1_j7bza4d wrote

Replying to Levonorgestrelfairy1 (#1,726,196)

Swimming in the ocean during a great white shark warning is objectively safer than driving if you know how to swim.

I grew up surfing and an absurd amount of people still paddle out during shark warnings. It is incredibly unlikely to be attacked by a shark.

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NoodlesrTuff1256 t1_j7chwif wrote

Replying to watchingsongsDL (#1,730,759)

Sounds like a good idea for some kind of horror film. We were up in Mackinaw City, Michigan last summer and rode a boat over to Mackinac Island and drove over that huge bridge to take a side trip to the Upper Peninsula. Bull sharks mutated to be able to survive in colder waters escape from a lake-side aquarium and wreak all kinds of havoc.

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accioqueso t1_j7ci3op wrote

Replying to 008Zulu (#1,725,454)

This terrifies me since we use to swim across the Matanzas River to get to Rattlesnake Island in Florida when we were in high school. It was really common to see dolphins since it was an inlet for the river into the Atlantic, the water was brackish, and the ocean was right there from where we would set up our beach camp and spend the day. We always thought it was cool to be swimming around the dolphins.

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FredR23 t1_j7dee3x wrote

Replying to 008Zulu (#1,725,454)

About 30 years ago, I was on vacation at Myrtle Beach. A little boy paddled out to watch dolphins more closely. He was on an inflatable, with his legs in the water.

Sharks follow behind dolphin pods, watching for opportunities to eat older, sick, or younger dolphins.

Chomped the kid's leg off at the knee, while I was in a pool overlooking the sea. It was one of those vacation spots where parents could pretty safely leave their kids to their own devices - and my family (absent at the time) didn't believe me until it was shown on the news that night.

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cmmgreene t1_j7dff4o wrote

Replying to NoodlesrTuff1256 (#1,727,470)

Probably New Jersey to, Jaws may have been inspired by a summer of shark attacks back in the day. On the last attacks of the summer was in a fresh water creek. Sounds more like Bull Shark then a great white.

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sharkfilespodcast t1_j7dna63 wrote

Replying to FredR23 (#1,732,042)

From the GSAF database there are six cases of boys bitten by sharks at Myrtle Beach between 1986 and 2010. Each received puncture wounds and/or cuts/lacerations, but none of the cases involved a leg amputation. Your family might have been right to be skeptical...

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sharkfilespodcast t1_j7dojzy wrote

Replying to Cuemaster (#1,726,597)

I obviously echo that sentiment but your information isn't quite accurate.

Just off the top of my head, there was a 2021 fatality in Perth at Freemantle Port Beach, then two at Cottesloe- one in 2011 and another in 2000.

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FredR23 t1_j7dr2yj wrote

Replying to sharkfilespodcast (#1,732,404)

I recall it being reported as an amputation, and that likelihood being the thrust of the news coverage - but maybe it wasn't a foregone conclusion and they managed to save it. I didn't want to focus on it, as it was a vacation - and I was around the same age as the victim. On a separate year, a body was found floating the the pool I had watched the rescue from... it wasn't the luckiest of spots to stay, I guess.

To be clear - the skepticism from my family was that there was any shark attack at all, but I appreciate your fact check regardless.

Six is a much higher and more concerning number than I would have guessed for the region - so thanks also for the warning!

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ManUFan9225 t1_j7es57a wrote

Replying to MitsyEyedMourning (#1,725,465)

I believe they have the crown as the deadliest species of shark due to being both salt and freshwater dwellers. Plus they're only second in aggression to Tiger Sharks if memory serves.

I'd rather come across a Great White in the wild methinks...

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