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Old 01-15-2015, 11:11 AM
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Default Kiteboarder Injured By Spinner Shark In PBC (2012)

I just came across news of this accident from 2012 during the blacktip shark migration. He was on a 20 mile downwinder heading south
from Singer Island. He was about a 100 yards off the beach near the Palm Beach Inlet when he collided with the shark, more accurately,
the shark's teeth? He indicated he had noticed a group of about 20 sharks in the area prior to the encounter. It looks like it was a pretty
small shark fortunately and one that didn't come back for seconds. He had some connective tissue damage and ended up having
heart surgery as a consequence of the accident. A minor accident ended up having more serious overtones as a result. More about that
in the links below.

"Kiteboarder Meets Shark Near Singer Island Florida: Mostly Happy Ending.
by BEACHHUNTER on FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I get lots of email from people who encounter various potentially dangerous marine life. Today I got an email from Jason Lasser, who
was kiteboarding yesterday in South Florida and found his foot in contact with the mouth of a Spinner shark.

Jason had “…just started a downwinder from Singer Island, crossing the Palm Beach inlet, and collided with a spinner shark.”

His foot was lacerated and required surgery to repair nerves, tendons and an open wound (below)."

Continued at: http://www.blogthebeach.com/2012/nat...y-happy-ending






More at:
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/152058
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20107639/meet-jason-lasser
http://www.blogthebeach.com/2012/nat...hark-encounter

All three relatively recent kiteboarder shark accidents happened with spinner or blacktip sharks visible in the vicinity. There were two
other attacks for which there is less information in the early 2000's in Martin County, also during the migration. The three attacks in
recent times happened on Feb. 3, 2010 (fatal), Feb, 27, 2012 (minor injury) and March 22, 2014 (minor injury).

Moral: If you ride in a shark migration, you should expect a higher chance of being bitten. It only stands to reason after all. The apparent reasons
and severity of the rare accidents (to date), will vary. A kiter has been killed in the South Florida migration while others have suffered relatively
minor lacerations.


The vicinity of the encounter:

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