Bruce Grimes was attacked by a shark in the sea off Zihuatanejo, Mexico. This is the third shark attacks on surfers in less than 1 month. Two other surfers, one from Mexico and one from the States, were both fatally attacked in the same area earlier this year.
Bruce Grimes, 49, said that he was with a group of surfers when he felt something touch his surf board. He swam 5 strokes and felt the shark bite into his arm. He shouted a warning, pulled his arm away and swam for his life, back to shore. He managed to escape with only five cuts on his right forearm.
“I felt something brush past me three times, scraping my skin like sandpaper. Then I saw a three-meter (10-foot) shark attacking my right arm,” Bruce Grimes, 49, from Florida, told reporters after leaving hospital Saturday.
On Friday, May 23, Mexican Osvaldo Mata, a nearby university student was killed by a shark at Zihuatanejo area, north of Acapulco.
A few weeks ago, another surfer was killed at another neighboring beach.
The shark attacks have affected locals and tourists. People were afraid to get into the water.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Dr. Beach picked Caladesi Island as the best beach in the 2008 ranking for his annual list, which was released Thursday.
Caladesi’s fine, white quartz sand beach owes its creation to a 1921 hurricane, which separated it from nearby Honeymoon Island. Caladesi became a state park in 1968.
“It’s an island getaway,” said Leatherman
Caladesi Island beat out beaches in Hawaii Beach for this year’s honor.
This year’s runners-up on Leatherman’s list of best beaches were
Hanalei Beach, Hawaii,
Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla.,
Coopers Beach in Southampton, New York,
Coronado Beach in San Diego,
Main Beach in East Hampton, New York,
Hamoa Beach, Hawaii,
Cape Hatteras, N.C.,
Cape Florida State Park near Miami,
Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island, S.C.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Caladesi Island has been named the nation’s best beach by Stephen Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach.
Caladesi’s fine, white quartz sand beach owes its creation to a 1921 hurricane, which separated it from nearby Honeymoon Island. Caladesi became a state park in 1968.
“It’s an island getaway,” said Leatherman
The runners-up were
Hanalei Beach, Hawaii,
Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla.,
Coopers Beach in Southampton, New York,
Coronado Beach in San Diego,
Main Beach in East Hampton, New York,
Hamoa Beach, Hawaii,
Cape Hatteras, N.C.,
Cape Florida State Park near Miami,
Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island, S.C.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Bruce Grimes was attacked by a shark in the sea off Zihuatanejo, Mexico. This is the third shark attacks on surfers in less than 1 month. Two other surfers, one from Mexico and one from the States, were both fatally attacked in the same area earlier this year.
