"'All that was left was a little red bathing cap...'" Sh*t.

"'The shark is bigger than the helicopter ... it is huge...'" Holy sh*t.

"Law enforcement officials advised people not to swim along the Cape of Good Hope." No sh*t.

I think we're gonna need a bigger boat...

What really gave me the willies was that when I lived in South Africa, that used to be my favourite spot for a long swim.



We used to see them far out near the seal colonies but I never saw one up close in the bay.



You have to hand it to the lady though, it was awesome that at 77 she was still getting up for her open water swim every morning!

Good reference for you NoCal types:

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/...coast_shark_news.htm

I also like this tidbit from the IMFL discussion:

"Are there sharks in the Gulf?"

"Is the water salty?"

"Yes"

"There there are sharks in the Gulf"

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