Confusion after claims foreigner bitten by shark in Hua Hin - injuries caused by rocks say doctors

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

47 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Maybe the shark was not hungry; just protecting its home.

 

If it was not a shark, my guess would be a salt water croc'. 

Saltwater crocodiles have not been spotted in Thai waters for 30-40 years, but who knows, could be one migrating from Indonesia. 

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Saltwater crocodiles have not been spotted in Thai waters for 30-40 years, but who knows, could be one migrating from Indonesia. 

There is one In Kho Phayam ;-)

[jvs]

1 hour ago, Andaman Al said:

so could this be from something like a Moray eel. Very territorial and will hide in rocks, generally doing nothing to humans unless attacked. Stepping near the hole in the rock occupied by a big moray would be enough. 

 

Are there even any rocks/coral in the sea at Hua Hin that could cause such an injury (it would have to be coral)?

 

It does seem like the tourist board are desperate to ensure no bad publicity for the beach at Hua Hin

Yes there are a lot of rocks there,and they bite!

 

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

30 minutes ago, Hummin said:

There is one In Kho Phayam ;-)

Kho Phayam In Ranong? (Long way for it to swim to Hua Hin) Must be a Burmese croc than, a Thai croc would never bite a tourist!

[Expatthailover]

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

It is very clear that these are shark bite and most likely the black tip reef shark rocks do not leave bite marks rather the skin would be torn and not identical to each other as these clearly are .

Despite not being there and relying on a postage size photo you clearly know best

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

It is very clear that these are shark bite and most likely the black tip reef shark rocks do not leave bite marks rather the skin would be torn and not identical to each other as these clearly are .

You clearly don't know anything about black tip reef sharks.

[metisdead]

Some nonsense posts have been removed. 

[GAZZPA]

Thai sharks would never behave in such a manner, of course it must have been the rocks that bit his leg. 

[Lupatria]

4 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Even the rocks have teeth here.

Every dentist at the TAT will confirm this.

[johng]

in other news

 

 

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The sharks were about two metres long and the biggest is believed to weigh about 100 kilograms. 

“They are not dangerous and eat only small fish and plankton.”

 

[IamNoone88]

Revised headline: Locals confused as more sharks on the beach than in the sea. Blames rocks with teeth.

[Tchooptip]

4 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Even the rocks have teeth here.

Not only here Everywhere, and yes real teeth!

I spent a good part of my life working at sea living on boats, diving, and as a volunteer on lifeboats, some shells or corals on some rocks are like razor blades and I saw people coming out of the water with about thirty cuts on feet, legs, hands and arms.

Here an example of reef cut find on the internet. If a rock is one meter under the water many do not realise it could be that dangerous

[Lingba]

no way that was from rocks...They will never admit to sharks in the waters here..never,

[wombat]

5 hours ago, Happy enough said:

looks like bite marks to me 

you have to wonder where his foot had been to smell so purty to a shark

[darhut]

Burmese biting rock for sure, no thai rock would do that!

[sydneyjed]

Anyone who has swam at Hua Hin will know there are areas that have sharp barnacle shells attached to the rocks ..these are razor sharp and I once witnessed a Scandinavian girl cut herself there quite badly.The only warning to alert people to this is plastic bottles were/are attached to the rocks as warning buoys.Not a marine biologist by any stretch but these wounds do look like teeth lacerations to my eyes.Let's be honest the local authorities here have never been straight with their explanations at the best of times and the last thing they would want is a tourism panic to impact on their incomes! 

[Megasin1]

looks like a bite to me, and since when has medical staff been experts on bite marks?

Crazy, if the tourist said he was bitten by a shark, he would be the one looking down at the time, I'd go with his view.

[jak2002003]

3 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Saltwater crocodiles have not been spotted in Thai waters for 30-40 years, but who knows, could be one migrating from Indonesia. 

One was caught in Phuket the other month in some old mining lake.  Others have been reported to live in that area.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-confirm-crocodile-is-saltwater-species-rare-to-area-63732.php#3sKw6FG07dEWZJrV.97

 

 

[Moti24]

Could have been a loan shark.  They're known to bite quite badly if you upset them.

[Hummin]

4 minutes ago, Megasin1 said:

looks like a bite to me, and since when has medical staff been experts on bite marks?

Crazy, if the tourist said he was bitten by a shark, he would be the one looking down at the time, I'd go with his view.

And when did you start believing tourists during songkran? He could be dead drunk for all you know? 

 

If you read how many shark attacks there have been in Thailand total, it would surprise me there where any sharks around the beach in Hua Hin, and I have been snorkeling, freediving and diving alot in thai bay area, and on west coast, also with sharks. 

[jak2002003]

Thai sharks would never do this.  They are fun loving, friendly and value love and families.   

 

It was probably a tourist shark which swam to Thailand.  

 

 

[dutchbull]

Bad for tourism..I am sure the rocks bite him..

[Shuggy]

Must have been a shark from Myanmar. A Thai shark would never do anything like that.

[ntg187]

You think that's bad?  You should see the ladyboy bite marks!

[Surasak]

Very strange rocks that leave teeth marks.

[heybuz]

Rock schnapper

[Krataiboy]

Another fake news story hits the rocks.

[mr_lob]

clearly foreign sharks....Thai sharks wouldn't do such a thing.

Clampdown on foreign sharks please!

[gamini]

7 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

Of course is caused by the rocks, there are no biting sharks in Thailand at all!

 

There are no fish for them to eat,so they never come anywhere near Hua Hin

[Timebandit]

Obviously this is a millennial sharks' response interpreted by Marilyn Rose and the victim trespassed into his/her/it's......the sharks' comfort zones. Welcome to 1984.