Hua Hin beach under watch after shark attack admitted

By The Nation

 

 

Authorities were on Wednesday keeping a close watch on popular Hua Hin Beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan after it was confirmed that a Norwegian tourist was attacked by a shark there on Sunday.

 

Officials had initially tried to pass off the man’s severe leg injury as being a gash from sharp rocks, but Jatuporn Buruphat, deputy director general of the Marine and Coastal Resources Department, acknowledged at a press conference at Bangkok Hua Hin Hospital on Wednesday morning that the wound was caused by a shark, most likely a bull shark.

 

The story changed after the abbot of Wat Tham Khao Tao released video showing four sharks swimming off the beach near his temple. The abbot warned that if no action was taken, someone could be killed.

 

 

Jatuporn said a marine veterinarian had visited the hospital to inspect the tourist’s injury along with Dr Thassapol Krachangmala, a shark expert from his department.

 

The hospital’s deputy director, Dr Pongsak Boonleephan, told them the wound was caused by a toothed marine creature. Photos indicated the animal was a shark, most likely a bull shark.

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan’s deputy governor promptly dispatched officials to watch over the beach and erect signs warning people not to swim out further than 20 metres.

 

Officials also spoke to the abbot who recorded the video of lurking sharks.

 

Jatuporn said camera drones operated from an Army base in Hua Hin spotted two sharks, each 1.5 metres long, swimming near the same beach.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30343391

 

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Prachuap Khiri Khan’s deputy governor promptly dispatched officials to watch over the beach and erect signs warning people not to swim out further than 20 metres.

 

They Come in a LOT Closer than that,So BEWARE !!!!!

amazing what a video can do to get the Thai government to stop lying about what ever it is this week.

 

there were photos of the mans foot taken at the beach that clearly showed a row of jagged teeth marks.

 

And this happened at Sai Noi Beach south of Hua Hin where the water drops off very quickly unlike Hun Hin beach which is very shallow.

 

I wonder if his skin was itching like mine was swimming at that beach?

 

I can't understand all the fuss about an extremely rare occurrence, one that only resulted in injury, not death. 

I've been diving in Thailand for decades and can't remember hearing of any serious shark attacks. 

More people get injured regularly by marine traffic but that never seems to be addressed.