Palm beach kite surfer killed by Shark

  • When I first moved here, Emil and I did a shore dive along this same beach to some shallow artificials about half a mile off shore. Emil stayed on the beach and I made my way out on a boggie board with a dive flag. I shot about 5 big sized sheepshead and was ravaged by a pretty good sized shark that came out of nowwhere and took all five fish in what seemed a single swoop then came charging at me in a very agressive posture. He literally was so fast I still don't know to this day if it was a reef, bull or spinner. He apparently made some splashing when taking the fish and some of the tourists at the shore were all alarmed pointing in my direction yelling "shark". It was the last time I ever did a shore dive off Stuart beach.

  • I moved the thread to the Florida section.


    That's just crazy, I don't know what to think right now.


    Thanks Dan, I should off thought to do that.
    Don

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


    Spearfishing Store the freediving and spearfishing equipment specialists.

  • Yes, it was in the middle of winter as most of the SH congregate on structure and spawn during these months. There were everywhere, but unfortunately so were the sharks. I think it was winter of 2007 Jan-Feb time frame.


    Yes water get much cooler up here than say South Florida and the Keys. Nasty thermoclines sometimes in the mid to high 50s.

  • Yes, it was in the middle of winter as most of the SH congregate on structure and spawn during these months. There were everywhere, but unfortunately so were the sharks. I think it was winter of 2007 Jan-Feb time frame.


    Yes water get much cooler up here than say South Florida and the Keys. Nasty thermoclines sometimes in the mid to high 50s.

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    thats crazy shit..RIP to the guy .. those sharks can keep their SH and barracuda.

  • I have seen kite surfers get dragged out here as they try to get back to their board.
    At the end of the day we all have our demons, many things can kill you.
    Sorry for the family.:(
    Don

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


    Spearfishing Store the freediving and spearfishing equipment specialists.

  • Wow poor guy RIP. I read the sharks could've been juvenile great whites but they were probably bulls.


    Last time I went to Stuart I was harassed by one bull for minutes, I had no fish, until the boat came and later in the day another bull came and took a grouper as I was pulling it up.

    Davie Peguero

  • When fishing in sharky waters it's a good idea to have our partners watch until the fish is out of the water. And have a powerhead ready for quick deployment. I'm so sorry for the dead surfer. He must have fought to the end. How many bites were there? Was he partially eaten?

  • Dan, I have not found any info beyond that he was circled supposedly by several sharks and was alive while the lifeguard was paddling him in and died either at, or en route to, the hospital.



    I hope they let an expert at least see pictures of the wounds to guage bite radius and tooth type...I wanna know what is out there, cos this is odd behavior for bulls

    i like to spear fish

  • Yes, it was in the middle of winter as most of the SH congregate on structure and spawn during these months. There were everywhere, but unfortunately so were the sharks. I think it was winter of 2007 Jan-Feb time frame.


    Yes water get much cooler up here than say South Florida and the Keys. Nasty thermoclines sometimes in the mid to high 50s.


    I never realized/thought the water can be that different in temperature just an hour or so north.

  • At least they didn't feed on him http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ne…-20100204,0,5808685.story

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