A large shark and attacked
the canoe, capsizing him instantly and
damaging the canoe to the point it was not
waterproof enough. It was impossible for
Ruben to stand on it anymore. As he stood
in the waist-deep water, the shark tried to
approach him repeatedl, bumping him on
several occasion. Ruben was frightened
and pushed the shark away with his arms
and legs for approximately 15 minutes
(according to him) and trying unsuccessfully
to get his paddle to defend himself.
Finally, Reuben heard the motor of a boat,
he waived his hands and screamed, then
was helped by a couple on a fishing boat.
Ruben was brought back to the beach as
well as his canoe.
SPECIES: The shark species is not clearly
identified, but was said to be either a black
tip shark or a white tip shark. Delegate
mayor of Tautira Hueva Hamblin made an
official statement saying those sharks were
often witnessed but no attacks occured.
uben and his friends often see black tip
sharks, yet according to Reuben, this shark
was extremely large and dark grey. A young
fisher was diving a few days earlier saw a
shark large as their 4x4 car and identified it as a tiger shark.
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04/24/2021 - Ruben 25yr male - French Polynesia
04/24/2021 - Ruben 25yr male - French Polynesia
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