Shark Attacks Teenager in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (June 2) - A shark ripped off the right hand of a teenager swimming along the coast of northeastern Brazil, fire department officials said Monday.
Pernambuco state fire department spokesman Marcio Maia said 14-year-old Wellington dos Santos was attacked on Sunday after he swam beyond a coral reef that keeps sharks away from the beach of Piedade near the state capital, Recife.
Lifeguards rescued dos Santos and rushed him to a hospital, where he was reported to be in critical but stable condition, Maia said.
Besides severing dos Santos' hand, the shark "bit off a large chunk of his buttocks," Maia said.
"People insist on ignoring the sign posts warning of the danger of shark attacks, especially beyond the coral reefs about 150 meters (490 feet) from the beach," Maia said.
The attack was the 51st since authorities started keeping count of shark attacks in the area in 1992. Maia said that sharks have killed 19 people in Pernambuco state over the past 15 years.
Apparently, in and around 1990, the government changed the harbor here around which screwed with the marine life eco system. It basically, "pissed off the local sharks" and caused them change some of their hunting and eating habits. From what I can gather, the "bad fish" are bull sharks.
As the authorities stated above, "if YOU are going to ignore the warning signs of shark attacks, whatever happens is then on YOU". Not to mention that no matter what age YOU are, "YOU are an idiot!"
Literally, "Sharks Rule",
