Louisville teen bitten by shark in Destin, Florida - WDRB 41 Louisville News

 

No serious injuries (thankfully), but a story for a life time!!!

I rarely go in the ocean anymore. Give me a pool any day!

The ocean is so unappealing to me. Always has been. I'm not going in deeper than my knees. Give me a pool 10 times out of 10.

Shark said "Ewww. A briar!!!" and spit her out.

"... while she was swimming near a sandbar."

 

Here's your sign. This is great news for fishing for me though

"... while she was swimming near a sandbar."

 

Here's your sign. This is great news for fishing for me though

 

So sandbars are a no no?

So sandbars are a no no?

 

Big time, unless you want to find sand dollars and sharks.

So sandbars are a no no?

 

Unless you're actually trying to catch a shark, you should never, ever go to the sandbar.

I've been to sandbars a bunch. Never heard of dangers from sharks. Any particular reason they are attracted to it other than people meat?

Typically most beaches in the gulf will have a sandbar within 10-15 yards of the shoreline. This is the first sandbar and it will gradually slope from 2 feet to 10-15 feet of depth to the second sandbar.

 

The last two years near Seaside my family has spotted several 4-5 foot sharks in 3 or 4 feet of water. If you're in the ocean there are sharks nearby. You can't always see them but they're there.

Sharks are ALWAYS in the ocean with you. You can read that over and over. I promise it's true. If you want to increase your chances of getting attacked, swim out past the second sandbar during low tide (it will literally be the 1st sandbar since it's low tide).

 

The reason why your chances increase is because the ocean gets deeper past the second sandbar. Sharks wait in the cut and attack food sources on the bar. They won't intentionally attack humans, BUT if you are swimming around the sandbar and they are feeding, you're in danger.

 

Picture the beach on the Atlantic Ocean was troughs. At high tide, there's a first cut, the first sandbar, the second cut, the second sandbar, then the deeper ocean water.

 

At high tide, there are actively feeding sharks in the FIRST CUT...oftentimes in knee deep water. If you sit by the beach and pay attention, you will see sharks in that first cut. You will see fins out of the water, just like the movies. Those sharks are typically up to 5-6 feet in length at the most. They won't generally take a limb, but they will give you a nasty cut and ruin your vacation.

 

In the second cut (you're make bad choices if you go to the second cut at high tide), you will find everything from 18" sharks up to monsters. If you've ever noticed fishermen wading way out into the water, then casting as far as they can, they are working to get to the second cut or beyond the second sandbar. That's where the big sharks play. If you're out there, you are in danger, especially in the mornings or evenings and especially during low tide.

 

I'm talking monsters in that area. They are hard to bring in (fight of a lifetime), but you can hook the big boys on that second sandbar.

Sharks are ALWAYS in the ocean with you. You can read that over and over. I promise it's true. If you want to increase your chances of getting attacked, swim out past the second sandbar during low tide (it will literally be the 1st sandbar since it's low tide).

 

The reason why your chances increase is because the ocean gets deeper past the second sandbar. Sharks wait in the cut and attack food sources on the bar. They won't intentionally attack humans, BUT if you are swimming around the sandbar and they are feeding, you're in danger.

 

Picture the beach on the Atlantic Ocean was troughs. At high tide, there's a first cut, the first sandbar, the second cut, the second sandbar, then the deeper ocean water.

 

At high tide, there are actively feeding sharks in the FIRST CUT...oftentimes in knee deep water. If you sit by the beach and pay attention, you will see sharks in that first cut. You will see fins out of the water, just like the movies. Those sharks are typically up to 5-6 feet in length at the most. They won't generally take a limb, but they will give you a nasty cut and ruin your vacation.

 

In the second cut (you're make bad choices if you go to the second cut at high tide), you will find everything from 18" sharks up to monsters. If you've ever noticed fishermen wading way out into the water, then casting as far as they can, they are working to get to the second cut or beyond the second sandbar. That's where the big sharks play. If you're out there, you are in danger, especially in the mornings or evenings and especially during low tide.

 

I'm talking monsters in that area. They are hard to bring in (fight of a lifetime), but you can hook the big boys on that second sandbar.

I think I'm just going to stay out of their house from now on.

Thank you. I just changed my ocean plans this summer. Feet in water and a pool sound good!!

I'm hoping to go fishing this week from the beach in Florida. I'll report back.

I'm hoping to go fishing this week from the beach in Florida. I'll report back.

 

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