what was she thinking, going swimming at night. Why not just ring the dinner bell!
     - Jayne · Newton, NJ · Aug 27, 2007 @ 7:23pm

Whoever said the bull shark is rare in Florida waters does not know Florida waters. The bull shark can live in the St Johns river and is by far our most aggressive shark. I have lived in Florida all of my life and no way would I go in the water at least past my knees at night You are just asking for trouble.
     - Sullivan · New Symrna Beach, Florida USA · Aug 31, 2007 @ 10:30am

i have been reserching shark attacks around the world for years and people should get there facts right. the international shark attack files have lied for many years and have changed there numbers on attacks around the world to keep the averages low. In australia in the last 5-10 years the attacks have increased rapidly as we are no 1 in the world for fatalies the longer you go back in history the lower the averages are its not rocket science! anyone swimming at night are targets for sharks. most people are not educated enough about sharks and there habits but alot of industries rely on tourism dollars these days the film jaws made us aware of the dangers in the sea and when someone yells barra theres no responce but if someone yells shark! its that primal fear that kicks in and the brain takes over.we fear for sharks as they are only part of a group of species that can eat us alive and that is fact.the great white shark is a smart fish and is very territorial it doesnt attack only if hungry but been in its territory is dangerous enough and if by chance its carring there young look out it will attack you for no reason !I DONT USUALLY COMMENT AT ALL ABOUT SHARK ATTACKS BUT WHEN YOUR OWN COUNTRY BECOMES THE HIGHEST FATALITY RATE IN THE WORLD TWICE THE AVERAGE OF THE REST OF THE WORLD SOMEONE SHOULD SPEAK UP AND TELL THE FACTS NOT THE TRUTH.THE TRUTH CAN BE MISIMFORMED BUT THE FACTS SPEAK LOUDER.THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING NOWS THAT TIME
     - banjo jnr · australia · Sep 15, 2007 @ 9:53pm

Re: BUT WHEN YOUR OWN COUNTRY BECOMES THE HIGHEST FATALITY RATE IN THE WORLD TWICE THE AVERAGE OF THE REST OF THE WORLD SOMEONE SHOULD SPEAK UP AND TELL THE FACTS NOT THE TRUTH.THE TRUTH CAN BE MISIMFORMED BUT THE FACTS SPEAK LOUDER.THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING NOWS THAT TIME What are you trying to say? That sharks are attacking Americans in some evil terrorist and alien combined plot to erradicate all American lifeforms?
     - Cyrill · Australia · Jan 19, 2008 @ 9:29pm

I think what the other people said about is wrong because I myself have been studying shark attacks. In this case i am not sure however why the shark attacked her because they normally only attack if they think your a seal or something. but I thenk the Lord that she is okay and that she can tell the world her story and also i hope she learned that you shouldn't swim at night because that still isn;t smart you don;t know what could be in the water!!!!
     - Kaylyn · United States · Feb 20, 2008 @ 3:33pm

It beats the hell out of having tattoos all over her back. Praise Allah and all the imaginary friends out there that the noah was only 'testing the waters'. It must have been all the body lotions and potions that she was wearing that probably persuaded the little fella to let go.
     - doug · King Island · Feb 28, 2008 @ 2:14pm

id bite her too
     - timbo · jerzee · Mar 17, 2008 @ 6:18pm

Well, I am glad that she survived and when I was little we had were swimming and 2 bull sharks swam near us,we did not know it until someone yelled shark.we made it out okay!
     - kellen · hamilton,US · Mar 21, 2008 @ 10:29am

Yeah...This is a terrible accident. But its just an accident. People make mistakes everyday. An this is one of life's little mistakes. Andrea Lynch is lucky to have survived such an experience. But in no way is she crazy or ringing any bell. Shes just a teenager trying to have a good time. There was no way of knowing a shark was going to attack her. An it could have just as easily have happened to anyone of the kids swimming that night.
     - Nicole Weaver · Arlington, Ga. · Apr 1, 2008 @ 2:23am

the bull shark checked her out by biting her and not recognizing the human flesh as something of the sea let her go. Unlike a rogue shark did back in the 1920 era up the coastline of NewJersey, which did indeed,develope a taste for human flesh..diverdave..belleville,ont.can.
     - diverdave · belleville ont. canada · Apr 6, 2008 @ 5:25pm

scary experience for sure, but those are some bad scars!
     - cricket · providence USA · Apr 8, 2008 @ 6:18pm

I guess I won't be swimming in the waters near Sarasota and so much for swimming at night. This is very frightening and I am just happy to see the girl is o.k.
     - IngridTurnertoday.com · Niagara Falls, Canada · Apr 8, 2008 @ 6:34pm

The ocean is the shark's kingdom. We do not belong there. As someone who snorkels daily, I can tell you the chances of being attacked are directly related to your time in the water. Only a dumb tourist, or someone with a death wish would swim in the ocean at night! The only reason I am still living is because I only dive in the daytime, with a partner. Even still, there have been a few times where I narrowly avoided attack. I learned a long time ago that I am a guest in their home. And sometimes if they are hungry they eat their guests!
     - Tsu Nami · San Salvador, Bahamas · Apr 9, 2008 @ 8:49pm

does anybody not wonder what is causing these sharks to come so close into shore? I'm an old beach-nut, and 30 to 40 years ago, you NEVER heard of sharks swimming close to shore-I think it is due to overfishing by commercial fisheries who limit the food supply, or perhaps global warming of the seas..? Any thoughts?
     - cindylucinda · columbia, south carolina, USA · Apr 21, 2008 @ 3:33pm

At least that shark has good taste!
     - P. James · Chicago · Apr 26, 2008 @ 9:43am

I have been studying sharks half my life and accidents happen. We all take risks, but we also need to use commen sence. Swimming at night is not a smart idea! People need to understand that when they enter the water they are taking risks and they need to take responsibility for their actions!
     - Juls · morro bay, California · Apr 27, 2008 @ 10:12pm

My twin boys and I are all happy that she is ok. Sometimes life's lessons are learned the hard way. Jordan says life pulls out many surprises and hers wasn't a happy one. Keaton agrees with all who wrote that the idea wasn't a smart one, but don't let that stop you from swimming during the day and with a partner. When something this traumatic happens in your life it is never a waste if the experience benefits others. We are sure that many will benefit from this experience and make different decisions.
     - Kim · St. Petersburg, Florida · Apr 28, 2008 @ 4:06pm

I am 32 years old and I have been a shark enthusiast since I got my first book, which was about sharks, as a child. I feel enormous sympathy for anyone who loses a loved in such a violent and unexpected way. As I read and watch the news on the recent attacks in Florida, as well as the far more sensationalized attack by the White in California, one thing becomes very clear to me. In the 32 Years since the film JAWS was released, peoples attitudes have changed very little about the shark. Despite efforts of countless scientists and shark enthusiasts, and educational programming such as the Discovery Channels SHARK WEEK, alot of people are still ignorant to true shark behavior. Three people were bitten in Florida in as many days, but since they were not fatal, they did not embody the tradgedy of the California doctors poor fate. I have lived in both New York and Florida and have seen huge white sharks caught of Montauk. Personally more than the white, the shark I most fear is the bull. It is far-ranging, fresh water adaptive, and has killed more people worldwide than White Sharks and Tiger Sharks combined. While the chances of being bitten are rare, and fatally attacked rarer still, it is such a horrifying experience that it will always be a nightmare in our psyche.
     - Fran · Reading, Pennsylvania · Apr 29, 2008 @ 10:13am

omg im sooo happpy shes ok but i no if i got bit i would be sooooooooo scared i dont no how she got through that i was just looking at pics of sharks and i said to my self imagine getting bute by one of those but it was a great white shark but still!!!!!!!!!
     - JESSICA S · orange county folrida · May 3, 2008 @ 7:23am

She decided to take a little night swim with friends? Like Christie in the Original Movie Jaws? Do the math girlie! That's a no brainer, or perhaps you've always wanted to be in the sequel. Well, you're a Star! and so are your scars & how's your nerve endings? I'm NOT mean, just a realist with a functioning brain with an emphasis on common sense. By the way, ALL you scientist with your oceanography mumbo-jumbo; "fact this!": The truth is WE really don't know anything for sure regarding these creatures that have been on the planet for thousands of years do we? You guys fear them just like the rest of us. Your stats and theory rubbish are temporary shields to hide behind. But let's face it, thousands and some odd years have past and your colleagues and peers have studied and you're still throwing the old "as a matter of a fact(s)" at us. Give it up you'll never be able to explain the unexplained. Why don't you get out of the water and leave the bastards alone? Build, spruce up or hopefully you bought the boat with one of those grants you continue to swindle receiving from the government. You know, to continue your very important research that hasn't really amounted to answering any of those unexplained questions like, when's the next unlucky son of a less than respectable female going to die from a shark bite, and why? "Thanks" for the years of great under water footage and I truly mean that!
     - catherine ataide · Sunnyvale · May 7, 2008 @ 9:05pm

wow... i used to surf a lot in VA Beach but ever since i heard of a few sharks swimming around that area i stopped... freaky stuff and what she said is true... im glad shes okay and dont let that stop u from not going back into the water =)
     - Brittany 14 · Canton, USA · May 15, 2008 @ 6:25am

WOW, Glad to see you made it, looks like you lived through one of my worst nightmares! Dont worry, you are still gorgeous!
     - Craig · Houston · May 21, 2008 @ 7:35am

You are very pretty and you have a unique story to tell. Sharks are not what some others here are saying. The shark tasted and realized you were not food and left you be. The shark is no more horrible than humans. We kill everyday for food and think nothing of it. Even if the meat is not one we eat, we still think nothing of it to kill. Atleast the shark realized you were not food and left you be. Humans are worse than sharks. I think it is because they hardly kill that they are such big news. Someone gets shot and that is old news a day later. Stop painting sharks as bad creatures everyone. Andrea, you are beautiful and the scars are also.
     - Rachel · Orlando, FL USA · May 31, 2008 @ 3:08pm

bull sharks developing taste for humans in some places. be careful.
     - carmelcurl · portland · Jun 9, 2008 @ 3:27pm

Why do people swim at night when it's so dark , they can hardly even see their own feet. Well, I would never even swim past my chest(only in oceans). But , i must admit ..I feel bad for her.More than 100 stitches? She must be HORRIFIED!!! I KNOW I WOULD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     - Angelina · U.S.A · Jun 17, 2008 @ 1:37pm

WOW. It's amazing how many people claim to be experts, and end up spewing absolute crap that makes no sense at all. It's true that your chances are slim that you will ever be attacked by a shark, but you do in fact increase your chances by swimming in certain circumstances. First of wich is swimming at night which many of you have noted. It could also be noted the depth of the water she was swimming in, and of course the position she was swimming in. The point is that though she wasn't doing intentionally, she was in fact metaphorically "ringing a dinner bell". If you're gonna enjoy recreation in an area with dangerous predators you better know how to prevent being attacked. You wouldn't go swimming in a hippo, and crocadile infested river in africa at night would you?
     - Dustin · Brush, CO · Jun 22, 2008 @ 4:40pm

you gotta be careful babe,it would be a shame to loose a ... ummm :] to loose you.
     - ivan · bulgaria · Jul 9, 2008 @ 1:51pm

The world is ours, the most supreme predator. All is fair in our world? Sport fishing is awesome. Jeff you are the igmo.
     - Robert Rolin · Onalaska, Texas · Jul 11, 2008 @ 6:02pm

"Whoever said the bull shark is rare in Florida waters does not know Florida waters" - thats right dude! myself, my husband, son and all our friends are somekind of ocean/water-sport junkie and we were all talking about the sharks that most frequent south broward-waters all the way up to melbourne-waters and all of us were in agreement that its the BULL & NURSE shark and they are far far far from rare if your looking you will spot one 9 out of 10 times you look and they are close to the shoreline only about 8feet out We all agree though that it depends on the time of day it is and what the weather conditions(also up-coming weather) are and some say moon size has something to do with it too, but that normally they don't bother you! Me personaly think that it is invading their teritory so be careful.and enjoy our beautiful waters its a risk to take prescribed medicine from a doctor too but you like them have to outway the benificial factors against the negative ones and the enjoyment of being/playing in that ocean are in our opinion more benifical. oh and for the person who said that you have a better chance of being in a plane crash is way wrong the statics are way far greater to be attacked by a shark than in a plane crash, check it out statics.com
     - bowdie · dania beach florida, US · Jul 13, 2008 @ 7:24pm

it must have been a big shark.
     - Emily · W.A Australia · Jul 20, 2008 @ 1:34am

OMG that looks really really painful
     - Bailee · Peru,illinois · Jul 22, 2008 @ 5:15am

Also spassmässig gesagt würde ich Dich trotz Narbe sofort als Freundin nehmen! ;-D Sorry, tut mir natürlich leid für Deine schreckerregende und schlussäntlich leider sehr schmerzhafte Begegnung mit dem Hai. Aber trotzallem, auf dem Bild strahlst Du aus: "Was Dich nicht umbringt - macht Dich stärker".
     - David Pierroz · Basel (Schweiz) · Aug 7, 2008 @ 12:44pm

what....complete crazy, maybe drunk...rsrs anyways ...glad she is ok, some folks are not so lucky ...
     - alex · BRAZIL ... · Aug 27, 2008 @ 8:03pm

now i dont want to be liberal but its a sharks ocean she did the wrong thing she swam at night in deeper water in fact theres a show about her shark attack it was on shark week but yeah wrong place wrong time
     - Rob · USA · Sep 11, 2008 @ 12:17am

Whatever whatever with the shark...she's kinda hot lookin
     - TDC · Anytown usa · Oct 2, 2008 @ 11:05am

Ouch! That must have hurt so much. It's good that she's okay after the incident, after all, the percentage of shark attacks on human are escalating and many of them rarely get out of it alive and worst some die. Glad she's fine now.
     - rico · manila, philippines · Oct 14, 2008 @ 9:24am

Floating? thats what people should never do! It must of been a mistake case of identity, as many scientist say! I surf in austraila near sydney, i dont really know how many sharks hunt there but there are really beautiful creatures.Belive me i was attacked by one but it went for my board rather than me i was so lucky that my friend was near by i climb on her surf board then we went to sore, i was scared going back into the water, but after a few days or so i went back in and i am really glad i did, i dont blame the shark at all! But if fisher men are going to carry on killing sharks they shouldnt cause its cruel and just think what have the sharks done to us ai just think about that?
     - Amy · Austraila · Oct 20, 2008 @ 11:10am

I hate sharks, THey're horrible fish OH, my god lookthat girl
     - orgesa · america -texas · Nov 8, 2008 @ 1:33am

JUST STOP BY TO SHOW LOVE BUT REALLY DID U SEE HER SHARK BITE!!
     - KASEY · DETROIT · Nov 15, 2008 @ 9:52am

I have been studying shark attacks for the last several minutes. I believe that this attack happened because she was humming the song One by Metallica. It is well known that sharks prefer R&B. She also had several mackeral taped to her elbows. Some hot chicks are pretty wierd.
     - George · US · Nov 27, 2008 @ 1:35pm

Since when have shark attacks been limited to nighttime? Sharks feed when there is food present. They follow their nose and not their eyes. They could care less about the time of day just as they do about the color of your swim suit. They, along with their prey follow the same logic as most of the animal kingdom: eat when you can. Just keep doing as you do in every aspect of your life, weigh the consequences of your actions against the possible repercussions and enjoy the ride
     - Chris · Virginia · Dec 3, 2008 @ 6:33pm

Andrea was the first recorded case of a shark attack in Sarasota Bay. Swimming in the bay at night when you can see the phosphorescent phytoplankton (they look like little stars in the water) has been a tradition at our college since the sixties. And though, in this freak accident, there's a chance that those lights helped attract the shark, the odds were hugely in favor of nothing happening. People play such odds all the time by sky divng, bungee jumping, getting onto the freeway, etc. Also I'm just going to put it out there, going to the trouble to call someone an less than intelligent person who almost died... tacky.
     - Cristina · Sarasota · Dec 8, 2008 @ 9:17pm

Whilst I sympathies with this girl who has suffered a traumatic injury in statistically unlikely circumstances I cannot see any reason for vilifying sharks in general or calling for their extermination. Certainly more lives would be saved by executing drunk drivers after the 2nd recorded offence. You don’t need to go near the ocean for one of them to get you and they all believe it is their god given right to risk other peoples lives as well as their own. Predators eat things usually after killing them. Large sharks are big enough to bite lumps off us while we are still alive. Drunks kill indiscriminately without any reason other than irresponsibility and certainly don’t eat what they kill. Lets keep a sense of proportion here just stay out of the water and the bars: its not that hard to understand :if you are a rational being prove it!
     - Bill · manchester UK · Dec 10, 2008 @ 12:12pm

She shouldnt have gone swimming @ night in the first place and floating on her back was a sign to the the shark saying "Im hurt come take a bite out of me!"
     - Censee · Tahlequah, OK · Dec 11, 2008 @ 2:09pm

really glad shes ok but at the end of the day its there home an we invade it.. what would you do if someone burst into your house?? sit there?? i dont think so.. there protectin themselves.. and also splashing makes them think your a wounded fish there not interested in humans were too bony.. there not killing machines there very misunderstood.. if ya wanna kearn more visit www.sharktrust.com.. lets help them an help people around who are unaware of the potential dangers.
     - michaela · united kingdom · Dec 22, 2008 @ 3:08am

i have been studying sharks for a long time. The attacks of shark bites and fatalities are increasing but this is because they have to come in closer to feed (their food source is depleating) and anyone swimming in a body of water like an ocean should know that they are at risk WE are invading THEIR territory they dont like the taste of human flesh the only 2 sharks that will eat ANYTHING is a tiger and a black tip reef shark other sharks just bite and leave we are mistaken for THEIR prey sharks need to be protected and people need to be more educated on them and the only reason why more atacks are happening by austraila is because of the climate changing causing their food source to go closer to shore and/or dying its no ones fault really just everyone needs to be careful
     - Britni · Missori USA · Dec 25, 2008 @ 9:24pm

that is so said me and my 4 year old brother are learn alot from people like you ou enspierd me too do more reshearch of sharks when i grow up i want to open a free help center with my broters
     - patrica oconor · middletown new york · Dec 26, 2008 @ 2:28pm

well i don`t fell sorry for her she should have been smart and she lives in florida and they have a lot of sharks.Sharks do have to eat something you know so don`t blame it on the amazing creatures [SHARKS]
     - Kacie · slidell united states · Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:32pm

hey! i have never seen a shark in real life ecxept at those boring aquariums which don't tell you much. i would love to be able to cage dive with sharks but for me that aint gonna happen :( you might think i am wierd but oh well! lol that girl is very luck to have survived the accident but it was ONLY an accident, sharks are not evil creatures sent out to kill us they have been here for WAY longer than we have, yet humans think the own the water, well ye don't. we are in their territory and we can be seen as prey, or they could jst be curious to what we are. shark attacks are RARE compaired to most things that we do. people who go out and kill sharks because they attack/kill someone are sick. they do not derserve it!! okay its not very nice to be bitten but over reacting much!?
     - Ashley · Scotland aberdeenshire · Jan 4, 2009 @ 3:17pm

ok first no im not the girl in the story second please read my comennt. ive been to south africs and what they said is funny and true. we slept in tent so if you had to pee it was a sepret building. and they said if you see to glowing eyes at night stay or stand still cuz only pray moves.also im writing cuz im bourd. lol. oh right by the way i think the people that say they study shark attacks are lieing because if you study shark attcks why wouldnt you study sharks not just attacks and i dont study them but my uncul is a sinenticet sorry by the way i cant spell lol. anyways my uncul studys the ocean and every thing in it not olny sharks but octopuss , plants , sharks , whales , jelly fish , sea monter legands , stingrays , coral refs , fish that are at the bottom bottom of the ocean and so on ... he even studys the bermuta triangle. THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART!: most sharks dont attack unless the find that you are a threat, most people think oh no its a shark its going to eat me ahhh but really they dont just eat us most of the time they eat other fish thats the circle of life so next time you look up a shark attack or just see a shark think of this and also most of the shark pictures that you look up are photo shoped or from a movie seand witch is not real either. SHARKS ARNT ALWAYS BAD! now after this i am just soooooooooo bourd so im trying to use up all the letters your alowed to use lollol tee hee. oh and i got home at 4:00AM from a plane and i used all the letters whoot
     - Andrea · Canada · Jan 5, 2009 @ 9:41am

i once swam at night before i new much about sharks now that i think about it it sends shivers down my spine
     - gfd · USA · Jan 7, 2009 @ 1:57pm

Ea Ostia! Lol... That really IS a rarest of rare stuff.. U can't come across a hot girl and just bite her indistinctively.. gotta praise the shark u know. animal instinct got the better off it. whether it was lookin for a meal or.. ehem lookin for.. lol some other reason to bite such a thing.. well HER! haha. Andrea don't be ashamed of having those scars. They made you even hotter IMO. Anyways One is lucky to have survived and cheated death.
     - Victor Melendez · Cidra, Puerto Rico · Jan 15, 2009 @ 4:36am

IF I WERE THAT SHARK I WILL NOT LET GO OF YOU....HEHEHE!JOKE ONLY!YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL...
     - IRONMAN · PHILIPPINES · Jan 21, 2009 @ 9:46am

Come to Cape Town in South Africa and experience a real Shark. How about a 13Meter Great White at Rob Island??? It WILL bite you in half and feed your remains to the Seaguls! This lady was Lucky...
     - Wiaan · South Africa · Jan 27, 2009 @ 4:46am

i think that people are right i meen what was she thing when she did that i thought she is 20 but acts like a 11 year old
     - if · dubai · Jan 31, 2009 @ 3:30am

so sorry allways had nightmares of being attackted by a shark.
     - kelly · america · Feb 10, 2009 @ 7:30am

Im just happy that she is okay.... But most of the time no one ever gets attacked by a shark and most of the time they are not harmful.. there are alot of people who kill over 1000 sharks for money every day one day they well be extict.. so people gotta be more concerned in my opinion..
     - Camille · Canada · Feb 16, 2009 @ 7:15am

Still such a shame of such a pretty girl, she's damaged for life =( But lucky she survived
     - Pieter · Assen, The Netherlands · Feb 23, 2009 @ 10:36am

I wish I could have bitten her instead.
     - Justin · Clinton · Mar 1, 2009 @ 8:02pm

yea that shark was lucky!!! i wouldve taken a bigger bite of that though!
     - barry free · yourrmamaville · Mar 3, 2009 @ 11:18am

wow! that must of been painful.i'm glad i found this story during my shark unit at alp or target which ever you prefer but alp stands for advanced learning program.
     - sarah · acworth georgia · Mar 9, 2009 @ 4:33pm

Wow it must of been quite a shock i am glad she survived though she is very lucky the bull shark let go as they are quite an animal
     - Ellis Worth · England · Mar 14, 2009 @ 11:49am

yeh Florida has on of the highest shark attacks in the world. And the USA has the highest amount of shark attacks and related deaths in the world. Australia has the 2nd highest attack rate, but one of the lowest shark attack related death rates in the world, averaging on one a year. So i don't get how people think that Australia is shark infested and ultra dangerous :S
     - Bd · Gold Coast, Australia · Mar 17, 2009 @ 8:05pm

it's her fault, she should have known better. i meen really... swimming at night on her back kind of stupid. but im also glad she is ok.she should be more careful.
     - cristina · los angeles, ca · Mar 30, 2009 @ 5:14pm

Glad she survived.
     - John · Canada · Apr 1, 2009 @ 1:15am

Geez Andrea u should really be much more careful! You could hav been killed! Think twice before you go swimming in the water AT NIGHT lying ON YOUR BACK!!!!!!
     - anu hamsha · united states · Apr 5, 2009 @ 11:50am

Sharks need to be slayed
     - matt · flordia, USA · Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:18pm

You play in the ocean, don't come crying if you get bit. I'm glad she's OK, but you need to respect the ocean and the creatures that live there.
     - billybob · seattle, USA · Apr 17, 2009 @ 10:58am

I am very sorry that that shark attacks you, but I tell you, you're beautiful even with that scar, I love you. empiema @ hotmail.com (comment me) Tell me something.
     - Alvaro · Cordoba, Spain · Apr 30, 2009 @ 2:52pm

i think that everyone who is doggin her is stupid cuz she was just trying to have fun. seriously what doesnt sound fun about swimming in the glistening ocean water at night with your friends? besides getting attacked by a shark of course. i mean i would never get in the water but thats me. everyone thinks different and its unfortunate that she got attacked but as a fact the odds of her getting attacked were not that high. of course you need to consider what your doing before you do it but again she was just trying to enjoy herself. and all you people who are defensive about australian waters, get over it! its a fact, sharks are more common there and your chances of getting attacked are higher. perilous was just a educational word to use, quit cryin!
     - taylor · fostoria, united states · May 13, 2009 @ 9:24am

As I heard it, she was warned that Bull Sharks come out at night in Sarasota Bay. It is fairly common knowledge around here. Its kind of her own fault. And this article is ridiculous, playing up the "terror" of a shark attack. Stop adding to the stereotype against sharks... ugh.
     - >_ · Sarasota, FL · May 13, 2009 @ 5:01pm

wow bull sharks are crazy (also at the bottom it says mr. not ms.)
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     - tiar · ind · May 21, 2009 @ 9:21pm

you are lucky to be alive.you must now cherish more.
     - john · singapore · Jun 1, 2009 @ 6:58am

ouch! that must have hurt! but the sharks do need things to eat and we are part of there food chain. but lying on her back in the dark was a big mistake! most importantly because she was in the ocean! you should never be in the ocean lying on your back, expesaly at night fall! that was a big mistake of hers! but that must have left the biggest scares i have seen in a long time. she was lucky she didn't get ate alive bye that shark. pore girl. i am sorry about what happened to her.
     - sarah · tallahassee · Jun 20, 2009 @ 8:29am

Bull sharks are infamous for being more dangerous that the time-honoured great white! But I hope that everybody who survives a shark attack remembers that sharks neither bite for hunger nor for revenge. I hope people can manage to respect these animals instead of just fearing them. If someone out there agrees, I beg him to please write back!!!
     - giulio · Cosenza, Italy · Jun 25, 2009 @ 6:58am

Thanks for sharing this post, it will be helpful. Really you are lucky.Shark is a very dangrous.We should be beware of fatal shark attacks. You can find sharks in New Smyrna Beach in Florida, Oahu beach, hawaii beach. Though floating shark are available on some beach,but it is of little help. For more detail refer http://www.journeyidea.com/perilous-beach-destinations-beware-of-the-mighty-jaws/
     - Mack · United states · Jul 2, 2009 @ 2:39am

thank god your still alive and swimming
     - Allen Ray J.r. · austin tx · Jul 11, 2009 @ 6:44am

That reminded me of my great grandfather Gandalf Cummant Wood. He was a norwegian whaler in the early nineteen hundreds. He was once bitten by a big shark when he was hunting a sperm whale. His buttocks were bitten clean off, which meant he could never be spanked again. This caused a great depression in him as naked bottom spanking dancing was very popular in my family at the time. Uh Uh Uh
     - Jeff Cummantwood · South London · Jul 15, 2009 @ 1:19pm

Wow. Thats one hell of a scratch!! Well i guess you learn something everyday, swimming in the night and lying on your back ain't a good idea. Though it was a very rare chance it would happen but you never kbnow what is right under your nose. Anyway good thing she got away. bull sharks are one of the most dangerouse sharks in the world. She was lucky it wasn't a white pointer or a tiger shark. they probably would have let go untill they ripped her to shreads. well at least the tiger shark wouldn't have let go. it attacks anything in it's path no matter how hungry it is. Shes one lucky girl. One question? Why is she smiling in the picture??
     - Elle Rose. · Western Australia · Jul 29, 2009 @ 10:14pm

ahh that must of hurt if i was u i woudnt go back in the water
     - georgia price · england · Aug 1, 2009 @ 1:28am

There is a risk in about anything we do. I snorkel at night with nothing more than a small dive light to find lobster on the grass flats of Biscayne bay in Miami. Of course there is potential for shark encounters (especially from the bull shark) in the shallow murky waters of the flats at night, but the dangers of driving through Miami on my way home is much greater. Risk vs. Reward, this goes for anything. We have to realize there is a very real risk in alot of our recreational and non-recreational activities of everyday life. I would much rather be in the water at night taking my chances with sharks than hop aboard an airplane (and I have done both). If it came down to it, I would much rather die "living" than sitting around doing nothing but worring about dying. Be aware, respectful, but live life!
     - Snorklin' for lobsters · Miami, FL · Aug 3, 2009 @ 8:49pm

That was one lucky shark...she's gorgeous!
     - SharkDaddy · Indianapolis, IN · Aug 4, 2009 @ 8:12pm

Glad that she's all right! And I hope she learns from that mistake. But, personally, I think that swimming at night, in Florida waters, was a little..well...not well thought out. I mean, come on! It's not like they are just gonna say, "Hey it's a human, I'm gonna leave." The sharks are gonna do whatever they want. After all, God made the world, not just for us humans, but for everything in it.
     - Kendieann · Ontario,Canada · Aug 6, 2009 @ 7:11pm

The simple facts are, and I say this without any predjudice to sharks, that they are extremely dangerous animals and you can take all the statistics and conservation hoopla and throw it out the window. If you get in the ocean you are now in their territory. They have no regard for you and what you are. you are at their mercy and they have none. If you survive a shark bite you will be maimed for life. To die by a shark in my opinion is such a tragic waist of life by a creature who will simply go on to its next victim, be it fish or human without remorse. I would not advocate the destruction of these fine animals. I have a personal respect for them. I choose not to swim in the ocean for that very reason and I am a qualified open water diver. We have a choice and what we do with that choice can have dire consequences. Think about that the next time you decide to venture into the sharks domain.
     - Joe Bush · Ft.Worth · Aug 21, 2009 @ 10:51am

i think it would be really neat to show off ur shark bite cuz u made it through the crap that the shark put u through
     - lllgbbgh · U.S.A. · Sep 3, 2009 @ 2:16pm

damn!!!!! that looks like that hurt girl
     - bree · u.s.a. · Sep 28, 2009 @ 1:23pm

sad to here but nice bite
     - freddy · ill · Oct 13, 2009 @ 6:04pm

my my she looks hot
     - crazy · ontario · Oct 19, 2009 @ 1:11pm

damn that's a wicked bite, sharks are dangerous creatures. If I swim at night it'll be with a light, Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus gear, and a harpoon gun.. even then sharks creep me out, and once you bleed one, more get the thirst for blood. I swim the ocean during the day though and it is fun. A shark may one day want to eat me, but I certainly would like to eat a shark. Man = King of the food chain! A lot of other creatures may be superior naturally to humans, but we have the ability to do un-natural things they cannot even comprehend with their primitive intellect. Until the giant spiders from mars come in waves of millions, we should be able to go wherever we want... just bring protection, like a submarine, or a tank. Great white shark vs torpedo armed U-boat. Damn sharks wont show any respect for our superiority though :( so I guess my point is not to live in fear, just prepare for circumstances that may be beyond any direct control.
     - Koil_Ting · CA, USA · Oct 26, 2009 @ 1:06pm

that was crazy i read this other thing that sharks did not like to eat people really weird but it is fun to go swiming at night but not in the ocean that was a big mistake
     - ashana · deroit · Nov 10, 2009 @ 12:01pm

don't remember where I read it even tho it wasn't long ago...You put your foot into the water, you just stepped into the food chain.. and not at the top either, less you're carrying a speargun or something similar
     - flyinghi11 · Campbelltown,Australia · Nov 19, 2009 @ 7:04am

the shark attak kinda looks cool it looks nasty but cool
     - lizbeth123 · usa nebraska, omaha · Nov 30, 2009 @ 6:14pm

that was tottaly done with makeup...sorry:(
     - joe dihjt · california · Dec 7, 2009 @ 6:29pm

gee that was a silly thing to do. maybe people should be more careful at night in the middle of the ocean. its a bit silly to be on your back with the ocean depths underneithe u.
     - Anna Rose · australia perth · Dec 12, 2009 @ 3:23am

Omg i would NEVER go in the waters at night! she's stupid for doing that!
     - Jade · scotland · Dec 25, 2009 @ 11:47am

mmm . . . scary
     - Georgius Jonathan · orlando · Dec 29, 2009 @ 8:37pm

wow! she is so lucky she survived. I'm really happy, but I mean, why would you go swimming at night? i know she just wanted to have fun but... I'm just glad she's ok. BUt now she probably doesn't go swimming at noght right? lol :)
     - Kira · Middleboro United States · Jan 13, 2010 @ 5:23pm

omg guy just leave her alone it was not her fault that the shark bit her yah it mightbe wrong to swim at night but i am proud she is alive u guys leave her alon an i am goin to flordia thi weeking maby meat her so shut the f^(? up it was not her fault p.s.we have the same name yah i might be only ten but i have a right to speak out to u a am proud of u for beein so strong through all this shoot ohh yahand banjo jnr leave her alone good luck ha ha lol :)
     - andrea · north america · Jan 19, 2010 @ 5:21pm

i think u might all be a little crazy ...first of all it may be true that you are all reasaerching shark attacks but im assuming you all get your information from various sources and im sure that not every shark in the worl acts the same...so you should all probably stop acting like ur information is the only correct one...and who even knows if some of the professionals are right...all they know is what they see...in order to see you have to be around sharks and im thinking they might act different when we are around them than when they are just swimming along lol and there is no real way to know for absolutely positive how a sharks mind works...have you ever asked one?? neither have i!! and as far as the only attack in general goes...every time you get in the water you take a risk of something happening...your in their home!!! im willing to bet that if a shark were to just walk right up on land you would attack it...thats all i got to say
     - finklestien · nowhere good · Jan 21, 2010 @ 8:49am

She's Hot!
     - Joe the Plumber · Texas, US of A · Jan 31, 2010 @ 3:35pm

Scars are way more cool than tattoos.
     - hd · texas · Feb 5, 2010 @ 7:13am