Man pokes shark in eye after his head is nearly bitten off

sachmo71 · 01-23-2007, 11:08 AM

This guy isn't ready to pack it in!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2387658.shtml

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(CBS/AP) A diver escaped a 10-foot shark's attack by poking the animal in its eye after it had already chomped on his head once and was preparing for another bite, witnesses and officials said Tuesday.

Eric Nerhus, 41, was flown to a hospital with serious injuries to his head, body and left arm after the attack Tuesday off Cape Howe, about 250 miles south of Sydney.

The shark grabbed Nerhus by the head, crushing his face mask and breaking his nose, said Dennis Luobikis, a fellow diver who witnessed the attack.

"He was actually bitten by the head down — the shark swallowed his head," Luobikis said.

The shark, believed to be a great white, came back for a second bite, clenching its jaws around Nerhus' torso and leaving deep lacerations in his side, said Luobikis.

Nerhus wrestled free of the shark's jaws, and later told rescue workers he had poked the shark in the eye, spokeswoman Debbie Lowry of the Snowy Hydro Rescue Helicopter service told local media.

"He was diving so we have to fly low to the ground, and there are mountains on the way to Canberra," Lowry said of the rescue, adding that when you dive, "you have got to a minimum of two hours adjusting ... it's decompression. The oxygen in your lungs need time to readjust or you get the bends."

Nerhus was pulled from the water by his 25-year-old son and rushed to a hospital, suffering blood loss and shock.

"Eric is a tough boy. He's super fit," said Luobikis. "But I would say that would test anyone's resolve, being a fish lunch."

Shark attacks are relatively common in Australian waters, home to some of the world's deadliest sea life. Scientists say there are an average of 15 shark attacks a year in Australia — one of the highest rates in the world — and just over 1 per year are fatal.

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Desnudo · 01-23-2007, 11:13 AM

Am I supposed to infer the article by reading that weblink description?

Butter · 01-23-2007, 11:21 AM

"He was actually bitten by the head down — the shark swallowed his head," Luobikis said.

Uhhhh.....

Desnudo · 01-23-2007, 11:24 AM

Thank you from the lazy

sabotai · 01-23-2007, 11:38 AM

"He was actually bitten by the head down — the shark swallowed his head," Luobikis said.

If simply being in the mouth counted as "swallowed", every woman could now claim to be a certain type of chick.

MizzouRah · 01-23-2007, 11:40 AM

Is there ever going to be an Open Water 2?

Edit: There is... never knew that.

Ksyrup · 01-23-2007, 11:41 AM

I'm going to guess that "poked in the eye" isn't quite the right description. That suggests a Three Stooges-type action, as opposed to the eye gouging that must have been necessary to help him get free from a shark's jaws.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Is there ever going to be an Open Water 2?

you know I was watching the first one the other day and I still can't figure out how the nudity before they went on the trip figured into the whole story. Not that it was a bad choice by the director.

MizzouRah · 01-23-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

you know I was watching the first one the other day and I still can't figure out how the nudity before they went on the trip figured into the whole story. Not that it was a bad choice by the director.

Yeah, me either.

I did find out there is an Open Water 2 and it's rated R for language and "some violence and nudity".

Subby · 01-23-2007, 11:48 AM

Ho Lee Shit

sachmo71 · 01-23-2007, 01:25 PM

So he had a kid at 16, and likes to dive. That man enjoys life, and he wasn't gonna let fucking Jabberjaw end it for him. He should have stuffed kleenex® in his gills as well.

Ksyrup · 01-23-2007, 01:45 PM

Screw you, Sachmo!

Butter · 01-23-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I'm going to guess that "poked in the eye" isn't quite the right description. That suggests a Three Stooges-type action, as opposed to the eye gouging that must have been necessary to help him get free from a shark's jaws.

I think the article also omitted that he told the shark there was something on his tie before running his finger smack into his nose.

Qwikshot · 01-23-2007, 02:30 PM

Australians are badasses...when I was there I was convinced that they are so damn friendly because they could be killed by anything at any moment.

NoMyths · 01-23-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

you know I was watching the first one the other day and I still can't figure out how the nudity before they went on the trip figured into the whole story. Not that it was a bad choice by the director.

Artistic justification: By showing the desireable wife/girlfriend naked on the bed, the director underlines the vast emotional gulf between her and the husband -- doubly tragic when you consider what they are about to go through, and don't take advantage of a final chance for an intimate physical connection.

Real justification: Bewbs r0xx0r.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMyths

Artistic justification: By showing the desireable wife/girlfriend naked on the bed, the director underlines the vast emotional gulf between her and the husband -- doubly tragic when you consider what they are about to go through, and don't take advantage of a final chance for an intimate physical connection.

Real justification: Bewbs r0xx0r.

lol

PackerFanatic · 01-23-2007, 02:37 PM

"I punched it...and it swam away."

korme · 01-23-2007, 03:54 PM

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"I punched it...and it swam away."

Did sharks like get together and go, "Let's start attacking people." A guy in the news, again, the other day. A couple days ago, he got bit by a shark. The shark let him go. He was telling the story, they brought him back to the beach. Which is just where he wants to fucking be, anywhere near the ocean again. And the news reporter was like, "What happened? Why did the shark attack you? Were you taunting it?" "Yeah, I go in the sea sometimes just to fuck around with the sharks. I have this thing called a Shark Rocket and I shoot it at them. And it really annoys them. And then I just wade there in the water and they come at me. But I'm really good at eluding them. I know this hip move, it's something porpoises do and I then I pretend that I have a bottleneck and I stab them in the gills. And it really is effective..." "How did you get away?" "I just punched it and it let me go." Let's recap this. A fuckin' shark come through the water... right and this guy... Hey! The fuckin' shark goes over to this guy... bites, this guy punches it in the face and a shark goes ALRIGHT! And tell me there's no time in your life when you swim faster than when a fuckin' shark lets you go, your just like "Aahhh no," you're on the beach, "Aahhh no!" FUCKing shark lets you go and if you don't get pussy with that story, "You want to see my scar?"

sachmo71 · 01-23-2007, 04:21 PM

My brother thought he WAS the burger king.

Pickles...ice...bunseeds

PackerFanatic · 01-23-2007, 04:51 PM

Haha, nice.

Hooray Dane Cook :-D

pennywisesb · 01-23-2007, 07:01 PM

Very nice Shorty, I was thinking of the same dialogue when I was reading the story...

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01-23-2007, 11:41 AM	#7
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I'm going to guess that "poked in the eye" isn't quite the right description. That suggests a Three Stooges-type action, as opposed to the eye gouging that must have been necessary to help him get free from a shark's jaws. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Screw you, Sachmo! __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

01-23-2007, 11:13 AM	#2
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Am I supposed to infer the article by reading that weblink description?

01-23-2007, 11:24 AM	#4
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Thank you from the lazy

01-23-2007, 11:38 AM	#5
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	"He was actually bitten by the head down — the shark swallowed his head," Luobikis said. If simply being in the mouth counted as "swallowed", every woman could now claim to be a certain type of chick.

01-23-2007, 01:25 PM	#11
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	So he had a kid at 16, and likes to dive. That man enjoys life, and he wasn't gonna let fucking Jabberjaw end it for him. He should have stuffed kleenex® in his gills as well.

01-23-2007, 02:30 PM	#14
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Australians are badasses...when I was there I was convinced that they are so damn friendly because they could be killed by anything at any moment. __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

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01-23-2007, 04:21 PM	#19
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	My brother thought he WAS the burger king. Pickles...ice...bunseeds

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