Re: 01/30/2010 Andrei Johann ( Brazil )
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:28 pm
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For expert, animal injured surfer on the North Coast of RS may be a hammerhead
Characteristics of the bite may indicate that it is a baby shark
Johann was attacked while surfing in Atlantis
Speaking by telephone from Rio Grande in Rio Grande do Sul, marine biologist Santiago Montealegre, an expert on sharks from Rio Grande University Foundation, said the animal that injured a surfer on Saturday at Atlantis, on the north coast of the state, can be a hammerhead.
The systems analyst Andrei Johann, Porto Alegre, was wounded in the leg while surfing at the beach of Atlantis. According Montealegre, the characteristics of the attack and bite, Johann may have been attacked by a hammerhead shark, a species that breeds on the coast this time gaucho.
Surfer, 29, reported the time of the attack.
- I felt a "mordidão" at the foot anesthetized my foot. I got scared and went up to the board. I lay down and lifted his feet - he said.
After bleeding a lot, Johann was rescued by surfers and swimmers and taken to the hospital where the Canoe Capon took more than 20 points.
For expert, animal injured surfer on the North Coast of RS may be a hammerhead
Characteristics of the bite may indicate that it is a baby shark
Johann was attacked while surfing in Atlantis
Speaking by telephone from Rio Grande in Rio Grande do Sul, marine biologist Santiago Montealegre, an expert on sharks from Rio Grande University Foundation, said the animal that injured a surfer on Saturday at Atlantis, on the north coast of the state, can be a hammerhead.
The systems analyst Andrei Johann, Porto Alegre, was wounded in the leg while surfing at the beach of Atlantis. According Montealegre, the characteristics of the attack and bite, Johann may have been attacked by a hammerhead shark, a species that breeds on the coast this time gaucho.
Surfer, 29, reported the time of the attack.
- I felt a "mordidão" at the foot anesthetized my foot. I got scared and went up to the board. I lay down and lifted his feet - he said.
After bleeding a lot, Johann was rescued by surfers and swimmers and taken to the hospital where the Canoe Capon took more than 20 points.