Second Man Attacked By Shark In Bahamas
Injured Man Airlifted To Miami
POSTED: 7:33 a.m. EDT August 17, 2001
UPDATED: 8:58 a.m. EDT August 17, 2001
MIAMI -- Another shark attack in the Bahamas has scared a vacationing couple and left one man injured.
The 43-year-old Miami man was snorkeling when the shark bit him in the leg.
The victim was in the water off Grand Bahama Island and suffered an injured calf.
He was airlifted to Miami Thursday night and driven to Jackson Memorial Hospital. He's listed in good condition.
The attack marks the second in a month in the Bahamas. On Aug. 4th Wall Street banker Krishna Thompson lost his leg after a bull shark attacked him off a hotel beach.
Hundreds of sharks appeared Thursday off Siesta Key near Sarasota.
An alert for beachgoers has been in effect since the beginning of the week when huge schools of sharks were first spotted in the Gulf of Mexico near Anclote Key.
Marine scientists can't explain why the sharks are there.
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Schooling Sharks Spotted Again
A large school of sharks that disappeared a few days ago has resurfaced.
Hundreds of sharks appeared Thursday off Siesta Key near Sarasota.
An alert for beachgoers has been in effect since the beginning of the week when huge schools of sharks were first spotted in the Gulf of Mexico near Anclote Key.
Marine scientists can't explain why the sharks are there.
Previous Stories:
- August 14, 2001: Aerial View Shows Sharks Near Coast
- August 13, 2001: 8-Year-Old Shark Attack Victim Heads Home
- August 8, 2001: Resort, Shark Attack Victim's Wife Tell Different Stories
- August 7, 2001: Shark Attack Victim's Wife Says Lifeguards Wouldn't Help
- August 7, 2001: Shark Attack Victim's Wife To Talk To Media
- August 6, 2001: Man Fights Off Shark, Loses Leg
- July 30, 2001: Church Raises Money To Help Shark-Attack Victim
- July 27, 2001:
Authorities Investigate Shark-Fishing Claims After Attack - July 12, 2001: Shark Attack Victim's Condition Uncertain
- July 10, 2001:
8-Year-Old Shark Attack Victim Struggles For Survival - July 9, 2001: Boy Injured In Shark Attack Suffers Setback
- February 16, 2001: Headless Whale Shark Found At Port
- January 9, 2001: South Florida Fisherman Lands Mako Shark
- November 18, 2000: Shark Attacks Tourist
- October 10, 2000: Fort Lauderdale Teen Attacked By Shark
- September 23, 2000: Fisherman Reels In Four Sharks Off Miami Beach
- September 1, 2000: Dolphin Rescued After Shark Attack
- September 1, 2000: Shark Attacks Man As Wife Watched
- August 31, 2000: Man Killed By Shark While Wife Looks On
- August 21, 2000: Shark Attacks Surfing Teen
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