A report about a shark attacking a surfer in Florida-sadly, the surfer died as a result of his injuries. A male went to the surfer's rescue from a school of sharks and brought him back to the beach.
February 5, 2010
Kite-surfer killed by shark in rare attack off the coast of FloridaJacqui Goddard in Miami
A kite-surfer has been killed by what may have been a great white shark in a rare attack off the coast of Florida.
Daniel Lund, a lifeguard who survived a shark attack 21 years ago, risked his life to try to save Stephen Schafer, 38, by swimming into the midst of a school of circling sharks.
He pulled the stricken surfer on to a rescue board after spotting him flailing a quarter of a mile from Stuart Beach.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7015817.eceFrom a Florida newspaper (caution-there is a link to a video in the article if you click through to read the rest of it):
Shark attack victim died from heavy blood lossBy BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer
12:48 p.m. EST, February 5, 2010
STUART, Fla. - A shark bite victim pulled from the ocean off South Florida died from massive blood loss and was likely bitten by just one shark, authorities said Friday.
Stephen Schafer, 38, was kiteboarding about a quarter-mile (400 meters) offshore in Stuart, 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Miami, when he went into the water and was surrounded by at least three sharks, according to the lifeguard who pulled him from the ocean.
Schafer died a short time later at a hospital.
Dr. Linda O'Neil, an associate medical examiner in Martin County, said Friday he died from blood loss. She said he suffered two shark bites, most likely from the same animal. It was not clear exactly what type of shark bit him.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-shark-attack-20100205,0,5648864.story