Shark Attack On Kayak - Moreton Bay

[ellicat]

Shark attack, Moreton Bay

QPS Media on Apr 2, 2017 @ 7:51pm

http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2017/04/02/shark-attack-moreton-bay/

A Sunshine Coast man has had a lucky escape after a shark bit off the back of his kayak in Moreton Bay this afternoon.

The 39-year-old man was paddling towards Mud Island in a group of 9 people when his kayak was attacked and began to sink around 8 kilometres east of Woody Point.

Water Police responded to the man’s Triple 0 call and were able to track his location by using incoming aircraft to Brisbane Airport.

The man was rescued by water police just before 4pm and his damaged (formally) 6.5 metre kayak was also recovered from the water, sporting a large hole from where the shark had bitten into it.

The man from Maroochydore was returned to his vehicle at Bulimba Point uninjured although quite shaken and glad to be out of the water.

Sergeant Gordon Thiry from Brisbane Water Police said it was very fortunate they were able to find the man in time.

“We would encourage anyone heading out on the water to always wear a life jacket, carry an EPIRB and make sure you let someone else know where you’re travelling to and how long it will take,” he said.

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[Drop Bear]

eeek!

 

[Luc53]

Yak fishing in the salt = mobile smorgasbord. 

[kmcrosby78]

3 hours ago, Luc53 said:

Yak fishing in the salt = mobile smorgasbord. 

About to start using mine for the first time after owning it for over 2 years ...... great timing ........

[Drop Bear]

3 hours ago, Luc53 said:

Yak fishing in the salt = mobile smorgasbord.

I like to yak the salt... hope to do some at wooli this easter... bad timing now I'm gonna be looking into the water the whole time...

[Gad]

14 hours ago, ellicat said:

Shark attack, Moreton Bay.................

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.......

 

so, are the police looking at this as a hit and run?

[Binder]

its always a pregnant pause in a yak in the salt when you get a bump your not expecting!

 

[Drop Bear]

2 hours ago, Binder said:

 

its always a pregnant pause in a yak in the salt when you get a bump your not expecting!

 

It won't just be the brown water coming out of the flooded rivers if that happens....

[The Mad Hughesy]

omg a shark in salt water in the bay! what a surprise lol

ive seen loads in a yak, they are curious creatures. i always laugh when folks get this surpised and shocked look upon hearing about a shark sighting or encounter in salt water. year after year, summer after summer its always the same media hype "man eaters" "never before seen shark numbers" "are your kids at risk swimming in the water" bla bla bla

and then it makes the 6pm news and Darryl McPhee will give his two cents on the topic haha

[Luc53]

Getting bumped is one thing, getting a piece chewed out of your yak is something else.

[Binder]

I miss ol Vic Hislop goin' shark huntin on the news after such events.......

[The Mad Hughesy]

5 hours ago, Binder said:

I miss ol Vic Hislop goin' shark huntin on the news after such events.......

one of my most prized possessions is a signed photo of Vic...its framed and in the bedroom haha

"Hi Chris, Good Fishing....Vic Hislop"

[Luke Landrunner]

On 3 April 2017 at 2:06 PM, kmcrosby78 said:

About to start using mine for the first time after owning it for over 2 years ...... great timing ........

Plenty of bullies in the Noosa system.....

[Bi_polar]

It was only a matter of time, Bully's are so thick in the bay that we have trouble even getting fish to the surface. 

[Tybo]

Directly in the middle of Moreton Bay, in proximity to the shipping channels, in a craft less than 12 inches high, yep there's a good chance of shark attack. I'm amazed that people are surprised.

Funny thing is Sergeant Thiry recommends a life jacket and EPIRB. Is that so your body will float and the EPIRB makes it easy to locate?

[josha293]

I read this article the other day. Very lucky thats for sure. This is the reason i sold my kayak and bought a boat