Summer's Shenanigans

There have been 3 serious shark attacks in Florida in the last few days. The 1st attack was on June 25th, 2005 and 14-year-old Jamie Marie Daigle of Gonzales, La., died from her injuries after her left leg was mutilated by a 6-foot bull shark. Two days later, on June 27th, 2005, Craig Hutto was fishing in waist deep water when he was attacked by another bull shark. Craig (who is only 16) survived but he had to have his right leg amputated. Most recently, on July 1st, a 19-year-old Austrian tourist was attacked by a shark along Florida's Gulf Coast. He is currently listed in fair condition and had to undergo surgery to repair ligaments, tendons and blood vessels on his right ankle.

It's so sad that that poor girl was killed by a bull shark (pictured above). That is seriously my worst nightmare. Here is some more info on the fatal shark attack:

"Daigle had traveled to Florida with another family for a camping trip. She and a friend were on boogie boards about 250 yards offshore when they noticed a shadow in the water, authorities said.

Daigle was bitten on her lower body, said Walton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Donna Shank. Her friend was not injured.

Tim Dicus, a surfer, saw the attack and went to assist Daigle, said Lt. Frank E. Owens of the Sheriff's Office.

Dicus, 54, who had heard a scream from the water, said he found Daigle in the center of a bloody circle of water with a serious injury to her thigh. The girl's friend had begun swimming toward shore.

"I immediately paddled over and found her floating face down in the center of the blood pool," Dicus said. "And right next to her was the shark, about to come up and attack her again."

Dicus said he put the girl on his surfboard and that the shark, which he said appeared to be a bull shark about 8 feet long, went after her hand.

"He just followed us right to the beach," Dicus said, adding that he punched the shark on the nose when it tried to attack him. "He was determined."

Two other swimmers came with a raft and helped tow Daigle to shore. Daigle was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Destin, where she was pronounced dead."