Giant fish takes bite of German tourist

By The Nation

 

 

A 75-year-old German tourist was attacked by an unidentified giant fish when swimming off Nang Thong Beach in Phang Nga province with his wife. The incident resulted in gaping wounds on his right leg and had to be immediately sent for treatment at a hospital in Phuket.

 

The wounds on his right leg were 20 centimetres deep and the tendons were ripped apart but doctors managed to reattach the tendons and treat his wounds.

 

The incident occurred 6 – 7 metres from the shore to the horror of beach goers. The situation eased after no big marine creature was spotted in the water.

 

Marine scientist Thon Thamrongnawasawat of Kasetsart University posted on his Facebook account that the wounds suggested that it might be a bowl shark that rarely comes close to Thai coasts. It does not normally attack humans but it might have mistaken the victim as prey due to low visibility under unclear water.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380495

 

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Barracuda?

No waaay? Sharks here? They have sharks in Koh Chang too? I wont go into the water off the East Coast of the USA so as not to be ripped and torn into bloody shreds while I scream my life out as chunks of me are swallowed by some primitive apex predator!

 

No way. Im too much of a tasty morsel.

5 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

No waaay? Sharks here? They have sharks in Koh Chang too? I wont go into the water off the East Coast of the USA so as not to be ripped and torn into bloody shreds while I scream my life out as chunks of me are swallowed by some primitive apex predator!

 

No way. Im too much of a tasty morsel.

I've read your posts before. Are you sure you're a tasty morsel ....or a full 5 course dinner?

The wounds on his right leg were 20 centimetres deep and the tendons were ripped apart but doctors managed to reattach the tendons and treat his wounds.

 

20 centimeters deep wounds at his leg? He must have really huge legs, poor German guy.

 

  The right stuff for a horror movie. Perhaps he was a Hamburger? Get well soon. Auf Wiedersehn. 

28 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

wounds on his right leg were 20 centimetres deep

 

He must have some size legs !! 

20cm would have been right through mine ????

26 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

A 75-year-old German tourist was attacked by an unidentified giant fish when swimming off Nang Thong Beach in Phang Nga province with his wife. The incident resulted in gaping wounds on his right leg and had to be immediately sent for treatment at a hospital in Phuket.

Instead of ordering cod in batter it could now be Gott im Himmel.

43 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

He must have some size legs !! 

20cm would have been right through mine ????

Long and deep in English  is difficult to know the difference for Thai journalist you know     lol

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Bowl shark?  Even Google is no help there.

 

Maybe bull shark? 

 

Still safer in the water than on the road getting there.  And not just in Thailand.

 

 

17 minutes ago, david555 said:

Long and deep in English  is difficult to know the difference for Thai journalist you know     lol

Auto translate isn't always accurate, Facebook comments translated from Thai to

English often get gender mixed up, so I wouldn't automatically say it was the original

journalists fault.

6 minutes ago, impulse said:

Bowl shark?  Even Google is no help there.

 

Maybe bull shark? 

 

Still safer in the water than on the road getting there.  And not just in Thailand.

Perhaps it was on a restaurant menu: Bowl of shark.

7 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

 

Still safer in the water than on the road getting there.  And not just in Thailand.

 

 

add them together and it makes for a very challenging holiday experience, if the minibus doesn't get you there's a big man eating shark waiting at the beach 

4 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

No waaay? Sharks here? They have sharks in Koh Chang too? I wont go into the water off the East Coast of the USA so as not to be ripped and torn into bloody shreds while I scream my life out as chunks of me are swallowed by some primitive apex predator!

 

No way. Im too much of a tasty morsel.

Turn the tables, bite the shark instead, let them know how it feel ????

Pictures or it never happened. 

39 minutes ago, balo said:

Pictures or it never happened. 

 

Bowl sharks. They're absolutely vicious.

The fish must have thought it would be getting brats along with the sour Kraut. Swam off when it realized that wasn't the case.

Tourist attacked by a small shark near beach in Phang-nga

 

 

A tourist was attacked by a shark, believed to be a small bull shark, as he was swimming in the sea off a beach in Thailand’s southern coastal province of Phang-nga on Sunday.

 

The victim was not identified, but his condition is not serious and he has been treated at the provincial hospital.

 

Marine expert and vice dean of the Faculty of Fisheries of Kasetsart University, Dr. Thorn Thamrongnawasawat, said on his Facebook page today that shark attacks are very rare in Thailand, with the last one happening in Phuket in 2017, with all attacks being attributed to small bull or blacktip reef sharks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tourist-attacked-by-a-small-shark-near-beach-in-phang-nga/

 

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8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It does not normally attack humans but it might have mistaken the victim as prey due to low visibility under unclear water.

I wasn't aware that sharks know humans aren't part of the food chain ????

So the story went from a giant Bowl Shark (??) to a small Bull Shark.

The latter version is much more likely.

Plenty of Bull Sharks lurking near creek and river mouths everywhere on the planet. One of the few sharks able to swim in fresh water and salt.  People have been attacked hundreds of kms up rivers. You still have to be very unlucky to be a victim.

 

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A 75-year-old German tourist was attacked by an unidentified giant fish when swimming off Nang Thong Beach in Phang Nga province with his wife.

I suppose it makes a change from being a target of the land sharks......

It was a rock no sharks here????

12 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

Perhaps he was a Hamburger? Get well soon

A Euro shark on tour looking for Bratwurst?

Suspect is a bull shark I think - there was similar incident a year or so ago off Prechuab.

 

Longest wound I see (Thai Ger pic (below)) is probably about 20cm long but with a shallower circular one much longer.

Depth not sure but certainly not 20cm! Very nasty anyway. Shark bite for sure.

 

Blimey, that does look nasty.

 

Looks like it left a perfect bite radius imprint from which to estimate shark size. 

I have no qualifications whatsoever (apart from watching Jaws & NatGeo) but based on the relative size on a human lower leg, I would estimate 3-4 feet long. 

 

 

8 hours ago, balo said:

Pictures or it never happened. 

 

13 hours ago, impulse said:

Bowl shark?  Even Google is no help there.

 

Maybe bull shark? 

 

Still safer in the water than on the road getting there.  And not just in Thailand.

 

 

The only bowl shark i found with google is this one.

13 hours ago, impulse said:

Bowl shark?  Even Google is no help there.

 

Maybe bull shark? 

 

Still safer in the water than on the road getting there.  And not just in Thailand.

 

 

Yes....I would think bull shark too.....20mm deep wounds seem about right

14 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

He must have some size legs !! 

20cm would have been right through mine ????

These figures were supplied by TAT with their usual 'mark up'.

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

15 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

Perhaps he was a Hamburger? Get well soon

A Euro shark on tour looking for Bratwurst?

He knew the wurst was yet to come..