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What a dope.
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A Florida fisherman took too long posing with a shark for a photo and the creature took a chunk out of his leg.
Footage of the incident has gone viral on social media, showing Shawn Meuse getting attacked by the lemon shark while in the Boca Grande.
While on a torchlit beach, Meuse has the shark by its nose as he poses for a photo. His friend then comes up behind and grabs the sharks tail which causes it to whip around and chomp on Meuses leg. He screams out in agony as the shark wriggles back into the ocean. Meuse can later be seen sitting in the surf with his leg bleeding as his friends shout, Oh my God, Oh my God.
https://petapixel.com/2025/08/22/florida-man-airlifted-to-hospital-after-posing-for-a-photo-with-shark/
If you click this story, theres a hyperlink with footage of the incident. A little bloody.
UpInArms
(55,378 posts)Too stupid
Smh
sop
(19,331 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,642 posts)niyad
(134,037 posts)Grim Chieftain
(2,048 posts)I get so ticked off when I see news stories about people who get attacked while swimming, surfing, paddle boarding or whatever in waters where sharks and other sea creatures live. That is their habitat - that's where they live! I imagine a lot of these twits who get injured would readily attack anyone who invaded their habitat/home.
catbyte
(39,310 posts)They're unsalted and shark-free. If you run into a Lake Perch or Walleye by accident, you say "excuse me" and keep swimming.
Grim Chieftain
(2,048 posts)2naSalit
(103,812 posts)Issues here yet I have no words.
Metaphorical
(2,660 posts)Nuff said.
Yes, there are a lot of very intelligent people in Florida. There are also a lot that, well, aren't.
stopdiggin
(15,639 posts)Ritabert
(2,613 posts)I attribute it to the heat and humidity.
stopdiggin
(15,639 posts)GreenWave
(12,800 posts)Lemon shark very pretty
and the lemon's breath is sweet
But the teeth of the poor lemon shark
knows it's high time to eat
Iggo
(50,059 posts)Totally Tunsie
(12,028 posts)Dumbass.
Iggo
(50,059 posts)BWdem4life
(3,091 posts)Figarosmom
(13,420 posts)LudwigPastorius
(15,007 posts)he ain't.
onethatcares
(17,015 posts)healthcare insurance. That bill is gonna be hugh.............
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