Shark Attack at Muriwai Beach
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Topic: Shark Attack at Muriwai Beach
Posted By: Clifftastic
Subject: Shark Attack at Muriwai Beach
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:13pm
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News just breaking....but a surfer dude here at work saying his contact thinks its pretty serious, possible fatality... |
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Posted By: deacs
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:15pm
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/16252397/shark-attack-at-muriwai-beach-possibly-fatal/" rel="nofollow - http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/16252397/shark-attack-at-muriwai-beach-possibly-fatal/  hope all my friends are at work....------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:21pm
| Jeez no good. |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:22pm
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10868127" rel="nofollow - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10868127 ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Harmul
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:24pm
| Yeah, Ive heard its a fatal. Not a nice way to go. |
Posted By: Bugzy
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:25pm
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Confirmed fatal http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8359135/Shark-attacks-person-at-Muriwai-Beach" rel="nofollow - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8359135/Shark-attacks-person-at-Muriwai-Beach ------------- Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. |
Posted By: twistermc
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:27pm
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Holy crap!
Hope they get an ID on the culprit! ------------- Fishing is like sex, the less you get, the more you lie. |
Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:27pm
| Shot the bloody shark too. |
Posted By: SufixRockMan
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:29pm
not called for really |
Muppet wrote:Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:30pm
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Condolences the family & friends. Have been through something similar and it's just plain ****ing **** of a way to go. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Plow
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:30pm
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Heavy.. ------------- Legasea Legend, the rest of you should be too, $10 a month. |
Posted By: Photofisha
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:30pm
| Not a white then..would it be a mako? |
Posted By: infini
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:32pm
Herald says they shot AT the shark.....other places say they actually shot it.........who knows at this stage ? ------------- Photographer Fishing addict Cold beer enthusiast |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:32pm
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Crikey ! ! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:32pm
| Could be anything a GW is most likely though eh. |
Posted By: Bugzy
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:34pm
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Agree on the Great White. We know they are regular visitors to the kaipara and manukau harbours ------------- Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:36pm
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see no problem in shooting it if its attacked and killed. They do that to dogs as well |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:42pm
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Did he drown first though? ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Billfish2
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:44pm
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Yeah fair enough shooting at it to try and save the person.
Very sad for the family....
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:44pm
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Dunno yet Zambezi but whats the odds of a shark actually bypassing a person just drowned.... They are saying the shark is on the beach to think it would be identified already too.
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Posted By: Karlosnz
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:46pm
| WOW, My condolences to the family & friends |
Posted By: Kevin.S
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:48pm
Latest reports say they don't know if he was attacked by the shark or drowned and then the shark came for him. Information seems pretty sketchy for now, no doubt will be a more complete picture by the evening news. |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:50pm
We'll see. IMO before they even get to the mis identification problems (which I don't believe in) they'll be waying up energy returned for risk & cost. The easier the meal the better. Smart as dogs I'm telling you, at least. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Pork Hunt
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:56pm
| condolences to family, hope he had passed away before being chewed on |
Posted By: scuzzymoto
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 2:57pm
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regardless of the species of shark and how the person passed - My condolences to the family - remember this person could be a good mate of someone here ------------- "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled” Mark Twain |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:02pm
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tragedy - my condolences to friends and whanau. I'm sure the sequence of events will become clearer as time goes on - until then hearsay and straw grasping etc is just not called for. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:04pm
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Really sad. Plenty of my mates regularly surf there, fingers crossed its none of them. A lot of speculation as to what happened, I will be very interested to know the full story when it comes out.
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Posted By: Shark-Bait
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:07pm
Pity they dont do it to humans as well when they kill, would make the worlds a safer place. But yes if it has got the taste for human flesh then it needed to be destroyed end of. Condolences to the parties involved, not a nice thing to go through. ------------- Life is short so make the most of every day. www.oceanangler.co.nz www.fullonfishing.co.nz |
Posted By: Bugzy
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:14pm
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They shot at the shark to retrive the body which is fair enough. ------------- Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. |
Posted By: C A
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:30pm
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now the media is saying that three or four sharks joined the attack....condolences to the family, pretty heavy news |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:33pm
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son in law and 5yo grandson both surf there although the 5yo is only very shallow with his dad. Terrible news for all for sure |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:38pm
| i fricken surf there all the time went 2 days ago jesus im sticking to fishing |
Posted By: Photofisha
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:47pm
| Wouldn't be surprised if it was a swimmer there almost no swell today at all. |
Posted By: Kevin.S
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:50pm
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Terrible outcome, but credit to all involved in the rescue attempt. That can't have been easy, and probably dangerous as well. Certainly not something I'd want to have to do. |
Posted By: matto
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 3:54pm
| Just lent a surfboard and wettie to a daughters mate , he decided today was a good day to start surfing, Went to piha I think? Condolances to whanau and friends of the deceased. |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 4:03pm
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47 yo swimmer I read Call for help Kids from Avondale college and Glen Eden intermediate were out there |
Posted By: Carbon Caster
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 4:18pm
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From the Herald website...
"Eagle crew spotted the shark, which the Herald understands was at least 12 feet long, while it was still near the man's body. A source told the Herald that the Eagle stayed above the shark so that police could locate it in an IRB.
When they reached the shark an officer fired at least one shot at it. It has been confirmed that the shark was hit, but it swam from sight seconds later." ------------- Sabiki says No |
Posted By: skidder
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 4:37pm
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According to herald story he was spotted swimming then raising hand in distress, then attacked by one or more sharks.
My take is he was swimming and a shark attacked. Many people drown every year and most of the bodies turn up days later intact, so prob his swimming action attracted the beast.
That coast is swarming with sharks....that's all I seem to catch these last few weeks.
Sad way to go for that man.......and sad for his family.
Shark was only doing what sharks do........however best to kill it tho if it's taken a liking to human flesh. ------------- Knockers - need I say more..... |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 4:50pm
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FFS, sharks are not lepards/lions/bears/human There are no man eating sharks. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Plow
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 4:58pm
my thoughts exactly.. was worried about fellow surfer mates but looking at the swell Id say they are all safely tucked up at work. ------------- Legasea Legend, the rest of you should be too, $10 a month. |
Posted By: Failbait
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:05pm
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Wow to go like that.... Very sad indeed |
Posted By: Jet_ski_fisher
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:33pm
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opportunistic feeders is what sharks are, if they can not get good food all the time, they will take what ever they feel like or come across. sharks crocks snakes pig's dog's cats big n small etc will eat humans, to them we are food no matter how much you baste it in tomato sauce. just be glad we do not have bull sharks here in nz, ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> MH... Catch measure release...<*))))< |
Posted By: Brown Dog
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:35pm
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Very sad, but why shoot the shark? |
Posted By: snapazapa
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:44pm
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Chopper pilot who attended rekon the shark was 10/12 ft,guess its not that uncommon for sharks that size to be crusin through there,do yas think that the very warm temps we have been getting lateley may have bought the bigger ones in close?...my thoughts and condolences go out the family an friends of the guy,not a nice way to go... ------------- Live life to the fullest... |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:46pm
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was it a great white or a bronzie? ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: 1Daz
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:47pm
You people who are saying why shoot the shark? and there was no need to shoot the shark must be retarded. Condolences to family and friends. Horrible way to go.------------- Go the Warriors! |
Posted By: Failbait
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:51pm
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It's possible that same shark could attack again. I mean it did take someone's life, and i'm sure theres a chance happening again, i guess you just wouldn't take the risk. Heard they closed off the some of the west coast beaches. |
Posted By: Failbait
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:52pm
Believed to be a great white |
Posted By: Pork Hunt
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:52pm
If, and its a big IF - what was reported was true, and that is that the animal was stopping them from recovering the body, then I believe it should have most certainly been filled with lead. Until the facts arrive its all media words and speculation. RIP.
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 5:56pm
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just heard it was shot and has got away, oh goody ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: skidder
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:02pm
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We kill the shark to send a message to all other sharks.."do not eat us...we are further up the food chain...know your place in the fecking order FFS!!!" ------------- Knockers - need I say more..... |
Posted By: U357
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:03pm
I'm not retarded, but I do understand that I'm not at the top of the food chain when I enter the water ------------- 404. That’s an error. That’s all we know. |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:07pm
No sure if serious or trolling. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Carbon Caster
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:10pm
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Hmmm, thinking twice about wading out in the dark at Whatipu with a tasty bait dripping into the sea. ------------- Sabiki says No |
Posted By: Eastender
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:16pm
| Tragedy for the bloke and his family, and spare a thought for the young lifesavers and police on the boat. |
Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:37pm
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I don't think water temps have anything to do with it. Great Whites happily cruise cool water hunting seals and can regulate their body temperature they are basically warm blooded. Its a terribly unlucky way to go for the man just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don't think shooing the shark will make much difference, we can't exactly put off other sharks from cruising shallow water and they are not man eaters. You enter their enviroment at your own risk.
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Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:43pm
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Deleted. ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:47pm
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Deleted.. ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: cal25
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 6:47pm
Exactly - while very sad and unlucky for the guy and his family, as soon as we enter the water we are then in the sharks domain If they were using the bullets to try and get the body back I would understand it If they were simply trying to hunt down this 'killer shark' then its pretty stupid If there any actual scientific evidence that sharks get a taste for human meat and therefore go on a rampage.....seeing as there has been countless attacks on humans over the years and that shark hasnt been killed, and no ensuing rampage has eventuated - id assume not? ------------- Hard work beats talent, if talent doesnt work hard |
Posted By: Bossco
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 7:25pm
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The fact the shark remained with the body kinda answers your question I think. At the end of the day they are just fish, they don't warrant the sort of untouchable pedestal people want to put them on. |
Posted By: cal25
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 7:34pm
Surely that's the exact thinking that is causing humans to decimate species after species
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Posted By: dalgo
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 7:36pm
My feelings exactly.
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Posted By: Bossco
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 8:16pm
No that would be money. We kill thousands of fish each day in the name of recreation, so why suddenly draw the line at killing a shark when the benefits, perceived or real, far outweigh the cost. |
Posted By: 1Daz
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 8:45pm
The food chain has nothing to do with it. The shark ate a person. It needs to be killed. The fact that theres no evidence that they don't hunt humans after they have tried one doesnt wash with me, Why would it be any different with a dog and sheep. Not worth the risk. ------------- Go the Warriors! |
Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 8:55pm
| I think too many folks been watching Jaws 4 The Revenge. If the shark had walked across the road and attacked the person sure kill it but when you enter their enviroment you have to accept a level of risk. NZ is a known Great White hotspot and you need to respect that. |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 8:58pm
It needs to be killed  You should start a lynch mob and go kill them all------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: Corokingi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:09pm
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Real bummer this happened and condolences to the family , but it was a matter of time with the way things are going for animals of the sea searching for food in other places. My guess is it was a Few young great whites cruizing for food and one attacked , causing the others to join in. Ive probably said this before but seems to be an increase of attacks in new area's over the last few years and more attacks in shark prone spots aswell.All most likely another side effect of mankind stuffing up the world we live in. http://sharkattacksurvivors.com/shark_attack/ |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:12pm
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so I have to ask, the person was attacked by 3 other sharks, were these also G/W if not do other sharks travel with the G/W or has the identification been guessed. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: bokbefok
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:24pm
| A tragedy . R.I.P and condolences to family. |
Posted By: deacs
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:26pm
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Identification guessed BA from reports and size of the first shark that attacked, knowing that area of the west coast my best guess would be a GW from the surrounding island first (with the size reported in the first attack) then if true a pack attack (this from the report on the news from a witness) 5 minutes later, then would be some of the hundreds of bronzies that patrol that beach attracted to the body for obvious reasons..... 3-4 GWs would mean no body to recover. I was of the thought that GWs are generally lone animals. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Jwest
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:31pm
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Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:52pm
I think they have nurseries, but yeah I agree with the bronzie theory. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: 1more
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 9:56pm
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Condolences to his family, some of whom were at the beach. That is just terrible. Also really heavy for the people who went out to get him back. Doesn't matter if they have been only 14 shark-related deaths in x number of years (180?). This death is now, it's too real.
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Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 10:02pm
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deleted. ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: vermin
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 10:05pm
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check out his vid of the shark
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/beaches-reopen-after-fatal-shark-attack-5355291/video" rel="nofollow - http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/beaches-reopen-after-fatal-shark-attack-5355291/video
looks like a white.... pretty hard to tell though.
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Posted By: bokbefok
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 10:05pm
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 11:20pm
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a large GW will attack for pleasure and just let it die, more so if smaller GWs are in the area, its more likely to be a female which is doing the attacking, the smaller GWs will then help themselves to the carcass if hungry... not likely to be any other type of shark in the area of a GW as they will often be attacked and eaten themselves by the GWs more so if they have a carcass they are protecting... this part of the West coast is home to a lot of seals and quite often the young which have grow a bit by now are still not aware/scarred of a GW and become easy targets, hence a swimmer could easily be mistaken for seal and be hit mistakenly... we cant blame the GWs for trying to feed itself and we cant blame anyone for trying to scare the shark off its prey while trying to recover the victim.... the sorry thing about this whole affair is someone died and i sincerely feel for them... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 11:27pm
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Hey come on guys ...... a person has been killed under horrific circumstances that none of us would want to happen to ourselves or anyone we knew. This thread is simply to acknowledge that fact also offer condolences to the family & imo is totally inapropriate to use it as a platform to debate or argue the rights or wrongs as you see them of killing the shark. If you have strong opinions one way or the other in that regard how about expressing them somewhere more appropriate & less unfeeling.
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Posted By: Manaia#2
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:56am
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That piece of the West coast between the Kaipara and Manakau harbours and either side seem to be favored hunting grounds for big sharks including White Pointers, going by reports from fishers. Swimming off rocky headlands in that area at this time of year puts you at risk in my humble opinion. Even though the risk is still probably small, I'd recommend people go for a swim somewhere else. That bloody coastline with its rips kills enough to warrant not swimming there. Its tragic and I feel sorry for the family, especially his 2 year old daughter who now faces growing up without her dad.
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Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 10:47am
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8361388/Shark-attack-victims-family-embrace-in-sea" rel="nofollow - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8361388/Shark-attack-victims-family-embrace-in-sea Take the time to watch the video. Damn Adam but you had a good ride. Probably not many who can say they accomplished as much or been as many places as you got to.From the time i first bumped,(well Crashed would be more accurate) into you whilst skiing i admired your zest for living life.It was your advice and verbal kick in the ass that helped me to start living my life again after my wife and child passed away.If not for that i would still be a basket case. Sorry i had not been in contact much the last few years but work and distance always seemed to intervene. Dont worry about little Indigo,she is in good hands with meg. I wont be at your funeral,but you know how i feel about them and i will grieve in my own way as usual. brian and Wendy,sam,zane,tommy,sean. THE FAMILY ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A GLORIOUS FATHER, HUSBAND AND FRIEND. WE ARE IN DEEP SHOCK AND ARE TRYING TO CONTACT OVERSEAS FAMILY MEMBERS SO DISCRETION AND PRIVACY WOULD BE APPRECIATED UNTIL THE FAMILY ARE READY TO MAKE ANY FURTHER STATEMENTS.
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Posted By: Photofisha
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 11:02am
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[QUOTE=BrianD]
Damn.. I knew him. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8361388/Shark-attack-victims-family-embrace-in-sea" rel="nofollow - Take the time to watch the video. Sorry to hear that BrianD Horrific thing to happen..feel for all involved
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Posted By: I_caught_a_Paketi
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 5:40pm
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Very sad and my condolences to the family. I do not recommend people swim 200 meters off any west coast beach. Its way to dangerous.
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Posted By: KiwiCoarseTackle
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:19pm
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RIP Adam!!!! Some people need to have a read of what they are posting and what it has to do with a poor guy and his family and friends..FFS people show some respect!!
So what if people want to kill the frigging shark..big deal...if it was a mate/relative of mine Im damm sure I would have my hand up to see the thing off...
Protected?? FFS they shot at it to recover the guy....
At least it was doing what came natural unlike some of the selfish self rightous pricks on here...
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Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:20pm
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What on earth is the point he is trying to make ?????????????????? ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:28pm
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I think he is saying that the seven firearm rules do not apply when firing upon GW's as they are protected but for any other species you must apply the seven rules...
Seriously,sorry for the people affected by this tragedy.
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Posted By: trickytune
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:28pm
| Ok fair enough I was only asking. |
Posted By: Dagwood
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:43pm
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For goodness sake, a quick skim though this and it is apparent some folk really need to look up the word "empathy" Lock the thread I say...
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Posted By: Murph
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:44pm
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Next time try applying a common sense filter first. |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 8:49pm
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This thread is a magnet for the knuckle-draggers and busy-body incorporations - Admins just delete the crap and ban the morons....shoot first ask questions later. RIP Adam and aroha to all those effected. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: brmbrm
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 9:49pm
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I am finding it difficult to disentangle what's going on in this thread. (a) a man loses his life - surely we all agree this is a terrible tragedy, for him, friends and family? (b) the shark that killed him has subsequently been killed by the police. perhaps this could be the subject of a separate thread? Two threads maybe? Maybe i am just being simple here.
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 10:09pm
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Kezza, if it wasn't so late and i wasn't so busy I would do just that. A good man has lost his life, some unpaid lifeguards had to face what is quite probably the most traumatic event they are ever likely to see, the police did all they could to to retrive the man's body. They are the facts. Those of you who don't see it that way are welcome to keep their thoughts to themselves or they are out of here for a while. EDIT: I've hidden a pile of the most offensive posts and also those that refer to them, sorry to those who only replied but it is the best way to deal with this. TrickyTune, that was one stupid post, think before you do something like that again please. |
Posted By: Prime Assets
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 10:28pm
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Most important point here: A living, loving human being who was known by many, has been taken from this earth tragically. It's effects fuel confusion and debate, due to the fearful circumstances we now try to understand. Nature can be unbalanced at times, we have all seen the beautiful and the ugly, at sea and elsewhere. Show your support to the family, friends, rescuers, community and bystanders most touched by this event. You will never fully understand it. Sincere condolences to everyone involved in the loss of Adam Strange.  ------------- Mysterious brunette seeks large elusive stripey ... |
Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2013 at 10:31pm
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RIP Adam. Condolences to his family. Boz ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 3:11pm
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Jetstar, SHAME on You !! http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8367120/Jetstar-shock-for-shark-victims-mum" rel="nofollow - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8367120/Jetstar-shock-for-shark-victims-mum ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: C A
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 4:56pm
jetstar = 5 star price one star service good on air nz. pretty disgusting jetstar, not the one....
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Posted By: green guy
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 5:10pm
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Such a sad time much love for his family And can't imagine how hard it is for the life guards and fisherman who saw this take place let's hope we don't have any more ------------- http://www.facebook.com/hauraki.hillbillys |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 5:26pm
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such a bad thing to happen to any one but especially here as we dont see a lot of this sort of thing, as for the guards the police and the fisherman who were there, I feel for you all, not some thing you want to see let alone have to remember for the rest of your days, as for the victim, Adam rest in peace mate and condolences to all your family near and far. lots of talk on killing the shark, sorry I am divided they were doing what comes as a natural thing for them, they say [discovery shark week] that shark attacks on us are mistaken identity, I hope that is the case ad we dont have a stalker roaming out there. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 5:45pm
RIP ADAM
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Posted By: Keencast
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 6:01pm
| On the News today, they'd like to ban the fishermen in the area from using Burley. I guess they think this attracts man eating sharks? |
Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 6:26pm
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Well, the berley sure wouldnt be driving anything Away. From my experienceas fishing the west coast, you only use berley if you want sharks around. ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |