At New Zealand’s Karitane Beach today surfers got out of the water in a hurry after spotting a shark according to a story on Stuff.co.nz.
Constable John Paul Tremain said it was a very large shark and one of the surfers chased out of the water was a veteran surfer in the area. . . .”So for him to bail out of the water it means that he’s frightened enough obviously to get out so it’s fairly serious.” . . .At this stage it was unknown what type of shark it was.
“I don’t know if it’s a white shark or a mako or a tiger – its lurking in the surf and in the inlet.”
We think it odd that anyone would think any surfer would stay in the water after seeing a large shark. But it’s nice that the reporters think “veteran surfers” are gnarlier and more likely to stay in the water if it’s just a small shark.
[Link: Stuff.co.nz]
