Great white shark caught by 12-year-old boy in Florida
Campbell Keenan and his tribe were visiting Florida from Massachusetts. They were on a prankish fishing charter boat off the coast of Fort Lauderdale when Keenan reeled in a procure of a lifetime. (Courtesy: Colleen Keenan / AMAZING ANIMALS+ /TMX)
The suitable fatal shark attack of the year has been filed in Mexico after a man diving for mollusks was reportedly killed in a frightening attack by a great white shark that resulted in the diver persons decapitated.
Manuel Lopez was diving for mollusks in Mexico's Tobari Bay in the Gulf of California when he encountered a 19-foot gigantic white shark at a depth of about 50 feet nearby 11:30 a.m. on January 5th, the website TrackingSharks.com reported.
Two new fishermen who were with him at the time of the contest said that Lopez was decapitated.
"He was diving when the animal attacked him, impressively intelligent off his head and biting both shoulders," Jose Bernal, a man speaking for the fisherman, said about the attack.
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A gigantic white shark baited by an animal guide ((Photo by Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images))
Bernal said that divers in the area had previously been expressed about an increased shark presence in the area and that most divers had not been out on the waters in the days leading up to the attack.
Lopez was reportedly diving with a surface supplied air source where compressor pumps send air over hoses connected to the diver who is also connected to the boat with tethered ropes.
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Great White Sharks seasonally procure off the coast of Guadalupe Island; divers dive inside cages off the boat Nautilus Explorer in orderly to safely swim with the sharks (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
TrackingSharks.com reported that a seafood shortage has brought an increased demand which has motivated some divers to dauntless the dangerous waters despite the risks due to economic hardship.
Great white sharks are prevalent both in the Sea of Cortez particularly in December and January when pregnant sharks make their way to the soaks in order to feed.
Great white shark (Photo by Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A 56-year-old diver was killed in the area in February of last year at what time diving for scallops and another diver was killed in the area in 2018.
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