Re: 05/28/2020 - Harafat Limapicharsakul, 12 - Thailand
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:53 pm
Harafat Limapicharsakul, 12, was sitting the Chebilang pier in the southern province of Satun May 28. He was playing with two of his friends and swinging his leg in the canal water when a bull shark grabbed his left foot.
Limapicharsakul was taken to the hospital where he received 50 stitches and was released the same day.
Local media initially reported Chebilang Mayor Mahmadneesum Bilungload offered a cash reward of 1,000 baht ($31.58) for the live capture of the shark and evidence that the shark was the one that bit the boy.
“Don’t offer a bounty for a shark or support the hunt for a reward,” advised Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, in speaking to the Bangkok Post.
However, the mayor’s statement may have been more speculation than doubt if a shark was involved in the case.
According to the Bangkok Post, researchers from the Marine and Coastal Resources Department confirmed the bite was from a bull shark. No swimming signs have been posted on the pier and fishing will continue to be allowed.
Limapicharsakul was taken to the hospital where he received 50 stitches and was released the same day.
Local media initially reported Chebilang Mayor Mahmadneesum Bilungload offered a cash reward of 1,000 baht ($31.58) for the live capture of the shark and evidence that the shark was the one that bit the boy.
“Don’t offer a bounty for a shark or support the hunt for a reward,” advised Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, in speaking to the Bangkok Post.
However, the mayor’s statement may have been more speculation than doubt if a shark was involved in the case.
According to the Bangkok Post, researchers from the Marine and Coastal Resources Department confirmed the bite was from a bull shark. No swimming signs have been posted on the pier and fishing will continue to be allowed.