05/24/2007 Beth Firchau (Virginia)
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:58 pm
Aquarium worker bitten by shark
02:44 PM EDT on Thursday, May 24, 2007
By Patrick Terpstra, 13News
Watch the report The curator of fishes at the Virginia Aquarium was bitten by a shark as it came out of sedation from a physical.
The 94-pound, 10-year-old black-tipped reef shark named Tidbit bit Beth Firchau on her left shin. The injury required stitches and Firchau was taken to the hospital.
The incident occurred outside the tank, away from public view, officials said, but there were several dozen aquarium employees there.
Firchau was moving the shark through the water to pass oxygen over its gills because the shark was slow coming out of sedation, officials added.
Aquarium officials say this is the most serious shark bite they've ever dealt with. There have been nips to workers, but nothing that's ever required stitches and a transport to the hospital.
Officials stress the public has no access to handle sharks.
http://www.wvec.com/news/vabeach/storie ... 4b46b.html
02:44 PM EDT on Thursday, May 24, 2007
By Patrick Terpstra, 13News
Watch the report The curator of fishes at the Virginia Aquarium was bitten by a shark as it came out of sedation from a physical.
The 94-pound, 10-year-old black-tipped reef shark named Tidbit bit Beth Firchau on her left shin. The injury required stitches and Firchau was taken to the hospital.
The incident occurred outside the tank, away from public view, officials said, but there were several dozen aquarium employees there.
Firchau was moving the shark through the water to pass oxygen over its gills because the shark was slow coming out of sedation, officials added.
Aquarium officials say this is the most serious shark bite they've ever dealt with. There have been nips to workers, but nothing that's ever required stitches and a transport to the hospital.
Officials stress the public has no access to handle sharks.
http://www.wvec.com/news/vabeach/storie ... 4b46b.html