Shark attack

There have been two shark attacks in the past 5 days here in Cape Town. This is the most common time of the year for sharks and whales to be in the waters around the city, and they are making themselves known.

On Sunday, a 24 year old lifeguard had his foot bitten off when a great white shark attacked a lifeguard training exercise at the coast in Muizenberg, about 10 minutes from the house we have just moved from. The second attack on Tuesday did not cause any injuries.

The water in False Bay, where both attacks happened, on the East side of Table Mountain (Indian Ocean) is warmer than the water on the West coast (Atlantic Ocean), where we went bodyboarding in February. We spotted whales swimming in this warmer water a week or so ago.

There has been some concern from the city about these attacks and what to do to stop more people from being injured. There have been talks about introducing nets to the Bay, but I say just stop swimming and surfing in the water. We shouldn't drive the sharks out of their own habitat. We should just stay out of theirs if we want to avoid being eaten.

[Blogged with Flock]

Dan | 11:46
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