I'll have to take your word on that one.... I never realized that a Manta's
Tail was able to do that.
CM
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| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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| The "tail" of a Manta??? Maybe the reef Joe... but the "tail"..???
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| Thats all that hit me when he shot off. We were 140 feet + above the
| reefs. His tail or the leading edge of the tail was what hit me. We
| rode them all the time. It was something to see them go under a LCM
| that has a 12 foot beam and see his wings on both sides of the boat.
| Deigo was a paradise beyond belief you could see 300 feet down below
| the surface with ease. It kinda sad to here from Michael how much the
| atoll has been developed.
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| | "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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| | Has anyone here actually seen a shark attack or the victim of one?
| | Raise your hands... yes, I've seen the aftermath up close.
| |
| | No, But I had my leg cut to the bone dealing with a manta ray. And I
| | had a deck hand have his hand sucked into as turbo charger.
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| | I was walking down the beach in north county San Diego. Came
| | across a guy standing in the shallow surf in a deserted section of
| | the beach, just him and his girl friend. He was standing in a
sloshing
| | pool of blood, she was hysterical. He was clearly in shock... just
| | standing there.
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| | Never let anyone in shock just stand there. Elevate the wound, calm
| | him, stop the bleeding and get help.
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| | I got him on dry land, then took a look at his foot/
| | ankle area. A big piece was missing/hanging on the lower back calf.
| | I figured he didn't have much time because of loss of blood, didn't
| | have anything to tie it off or compress it.
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| | Should of snached off her top or bra, wimp.
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| | His gf was not in any shape
| | to go and get help. So, after a lot of coaxing, I got her to help
him
| | compress the wound with their hands. Then, I went for help.
| | Fortunately, I was much younger and the normal 40 minute trip
| | took only about half that time.
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| | when I had my leg cut to the bone I did not even notice it, Luckly a
| | friend was swimming with me and pointed out the big cloud of blood. Im
| | sure if I spent any time in the water Hector would of had my ass.
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| | I never went back after the paramedics
| | went for him, but I heard he was ok.
| |
| | Yeah you gotta lose many pints before you die. I lost approx 5 pints
| | in my ordeal. Thats what they gave me anyway. It was at the island of
| | Deigo Garcia close to the fishing barge. We were snorkeliong the reefs
| | and hitched a ride on a Manta ray that had a wing span of approx 16
| | feet. My buddy grabed him at the wrong place and he freaked, when he
| | did his tail cut me like a sword on the back of my leg and you could
| | see the bone. Damn thing was as sharp as a scaple and I did not even
| | feel it.
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| | It still bothers me were the cut was the deepest, the circulation has
| | never been the same, but thats the price I paid to mess around with
| | the wildest creatures the sea has to offer. If you want to experience
| | the sea and its creature you better be willing to pay the price.
| |
| | Joe
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| | "j" ganz @@
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| | "Bart Senior" wrote in message
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| | I have some better ones. Shark Bite Pictures!
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http://www.sharkattacks.com/bites.htm
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| | Bobsprit wrote in message
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| | DO NOT CLICK this link if you are bothered by gore.
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| | This is the result of a powerboat accident, injuries inflicted
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| propellers.
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| | If nothing else, this ought to instill deep respect for how
| dangerous a
| | spinning prop can be!!!
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http://www.consumptionjunction.com/d...s/cj_36012.jpg
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| | RB
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